CVE-2022-41831 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in TCBarrett WP Glossary plugin <= 3.1.2 versions.

Published: 2023-03-21

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

TCBarrett

WP Glossary

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 3.1.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wp_glossary_project:wp_glossary:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-44998	Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in TCBarrett WP Glossary plugin <= 3.1.2 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00181.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-glossary/wordpress-wp-glossary-plugin-3-1-2-auth-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 22:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Wp Glossary Project Wp Glossary

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-03-21T05:36:51.815Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:07:49.967Z

Reserved: 2022-10-19T11:40:16.391Z

Link: CVE-2022-41831

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T12:56:38.361Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-21T06:15:12.117

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:23:53.807

Link: CVE-2022-41831

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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