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CVE-2022-38073 (GCVE-0-2022-38073)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-21 19:07 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:07

Title

WordPress Awesome Support plugin <= 6.0.7 - Multiple Authenticated Persistent XSS (Additional Interested Parties)

Summary

Multiple Authenticated (custom specific plugin role) Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Awesome Support plugin <= 6.0.7 at WordPress.

Severity

5.4 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-02-20 19:24 UTC

CWE

CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Assigner

Patchstack CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard B 75/100 over 3319 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://wordpress.org/plugins/awesome-support/#de…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/awe…	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
Awesome Support Team	Awesome Support (WordPress plugin)	Affected: <= 6.0.7 , ≤ 6.0.7 (custom)	guessed

Date Public

2022-09-14 00:00

Credits

Vulnerability discovered by Vlad Vector (Patchstack)

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FKIE_CVE-2022-38073

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-09-21 20:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:56

Severity

5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Summary

Multiple Authenticated (custom specific plugin role) Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Awesome Support plugin <= 6.0.7 at WordPress.

References

URL	Tags
audit@patchstack.com	https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/awesome-support/wordpress-awesome-support-plugin-6-0-7-multiple-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerabilities	Third Party Advisory
audit@patchstack.com	https://wordpress.org/plugins/awesome-support/#developers	Product, Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/awesome-support/wordpress-awesome-support-plugin-6-0-7-multiple-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerabilities	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://wordpress.org/plugins/awesome-support/#developers	Product, Release Notes

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	getawesomesupport	awesome_support	*

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GHSA-QRQM-574X-Q7F2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-22 00:00 – Updated: 2022-09-29 19:06

Summary

Awesome Support vulnerable to persistent cross-site scripting

Details

Multiple Authenticated (custom specific plugin role) Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Awesome Support plugin <= 6.0.7 at WordPress.

Severity

5.4 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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    "nvd_published_at": "2022-09-21T20:15:00Z",
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  "published": "2022-09-22T00:00:22Z",
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GSD-2022-38073

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:19

Details

Multiple Authenticated (custom specific plugin role) Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Awesome Support plugin <= 6.0.7 at WordPress.

Aliases

CVE-2022-38073

Aliases

CVE-2022-38073

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