CVE-2022-0874Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator-level stored XSS via unescaped settings

Published May 9, 2022 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Stored XSS in WP Experts WP Social Buttons 2.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through plugin settings. The Delay Time and Top Margin fields store attacker-controlled attribute content that is later rendered without sanitization or output escaping. Administrator privileges are required, and a victim must load the affected page for the injected script to execute in that browser context.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.59%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in WP Experts WP Social Buttons 2.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through plugin settings. The Delay Time and Top Margin fields store attacker-controlled attribute content that is later rendered without sanitization or output escaping. Administrator privileges are required, and a victim must load the affected page for the injected script to execute in that browser context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-0874
Published
May 9, 2022
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
WP Experts
Product
WP Social Buttons
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 9, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.1 <=2.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

WP Experts · WP Social Buttonsversion=2.1 <=2.1

Published CVSS scores

3.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
4.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

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