WP Downgrade < 1.2.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Published Apr 18, 2022
4.8
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 4.86%
Description
The WP Downgrade WordPress plugin before 1.2.3 only perform client side validation of its "WordPress Target Version" settings, but does not sanitise and escape it server side, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version Defaultn/a
- Version 1.2.3StatusaffectedConstraints<1.2.3
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version | n/a |
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- < 1.2.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 4.86% (0.04856) | 91.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.23% (0.04233) | 89.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00119) | 27.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.75% (0.03749) | 79.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.12% (0.00119) | 27.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 1.34% (0.01343) | 76.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00101) | 25.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 23.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 19.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 17.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.49th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 19, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (2)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2696091 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/34a7b3cd-e2b5-4891-ab33-af6a2a0eeceb x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2696091 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/34a7b3cd-e2b5-4891-ab33-af6a2a0eeceb | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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