CVE-2022-4027
Simple:Press <= 6.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Forum Replies
CVSS Score
7.2
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The Simple:Press plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'postitem' parameter manipulated during a forum response in versions up to, and including, 6.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping that makes injecting object and embed tags possible. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages when responding to forum threads that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | simplepress |
| Product | simple:press forum |
| Published | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
simplepress / Simple:Press Forum
0 ≤ 6.8
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4707fcf6-ad11-4ffc-ba56-30f6571e3d9e?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2804020%40simplepress&new=2804020%40simplepress&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-4027
Credits
Luca Greeb Andreas Krüger