CVE-2022-27845
WordPress Plausible Analytics plugin <= 1.2.2 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Authenticated (admin or higher user role) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in PlausibleHQ Plausible Analytics (WordPress plugin) <= 1.2.2
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Plausible Analytics plugin <= 1.2.2 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Authenticated (admin or higher user role) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in PlausibleHQ Plausible Analytics (WordPress plugin) <= 1.2.2
- Record
CVE-2022-27845- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-32333
Authenticated (admin or higher user role) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in PlausibleHQ Plausible Analytics (WordPress plugin) <= 1.2.2
- Record
EUVD-2022-32333- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6r72-7pp6-cv8q
Authenticated (admin or higher user role) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in PlausibleHQ...
Authenticated (admin or higher user role) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in PlausibleHQ Plausible Analytics (WordPress plugin) <= 1.2.2
- Record
GHSA-6r72-7pp6-cv8q- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Authenticated (admin or higher user role) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in PlausibleHQ Plausible Analytics (WordPress plugin) <= 1.2.2
- Record
CVE-2022-27845- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
WordPress Plausible Analytics plugin <= 1.2.2 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Authenticated (admin or higher user role) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in PlausibleHQ Plausible Analytics (WordPress plugin) <= 1.2.2
- Record
CVE-2022-27845- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-27845 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Plausible Analytics, published April 11, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.84%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordpress.org/plugins/plausible-analytics
patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/plausible-analytics/wordpress-plausible-analytics-plugin-1-2-2-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27845
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6r72-7pp6-cv8q