CVE-2022-3128Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator-level stored XSS via unescaped currency setting

Published Oct 3, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Stored XSS in Donation Thermometer before 2.1.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute script through the currency setting. The plugin stores the Currency value without sanitizing it and returns it unescaped in an HTML attribute on the settings page and embedded thermometer pages. Administrator privileges are required, and a victim must load either page for the injected script to run in that browser.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Donation Thermometer before 2.1.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute script through the currency setting. The plugin stores the Currency value without sanitizing it and returns it unescaped in an HTML attribute on the settings page and embedded thermometer pages. Administrator privileges are required, and a victim must load either page for the injected script to run in that browser.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-3128
Published
Oct 3, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Henry Patton
Product
Donation Thermometer
Classifications
CWE-79
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 3, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 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=2.1.3 <2.1.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Henry Patton · Donation Thermometerversion=2.1.3 <2.1.3

Published CVSS scores

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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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 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')

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