5.5

CVE-2022-1889: Newsletter < 7.4.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Modified
Published 20-06-2022Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-1889 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in thenewsletterplugin newsletter. EPSS estimates a 0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 7.4.6.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
0.59%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 20-06-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Newsletter WordPress plugin before 7.4.6 does not escape and sanitise the preheader_text setting, which could allow high privilege users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfilteredhtml is disallowed

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.59%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

48%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.59% on 25-09-2026

25-09-202625-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Thenewsletterplugin1 product
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • newsletter< 7.4.6

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links