CVE-2022-1945: colorlib coming_soon_\&_maintenance_mode Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-1945 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in colorlib coming_soon_\&_maintenance_mode. EPSS estimates a 0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 1.0.99.
Timeline
- 20-06-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib WordPress plugin before 1.0.99 does not sanitize and escape some settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting when unfiltered_html is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST4.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.59%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
48%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.59% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Colorlib1 product
- coming_soon_\&_maintenance_mode< 1.0.99
Unknown1 product
- coming soon & maintenance mode by colorlib≥ 1.0.99, < 1.0.99
Wordpress1 product
- colorlib-coming-soon-maintenance≤ 1.0.98 (fixed in 1.0.99)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
2 links- wpscan.com/vulnerability/4ad297e5-c92d-403c-abf4-9decf7e8378bX Refsource MISCExploitThird Party Advisory