CVE-2022-27852
WordPress KB Support plugin <= 1.5.5 - Multiple Unauth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities
Multiple Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in KB Support (WordPress plugin) <= 1.5.5 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- 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 KB Support plugin <= 1.5.5 - Multiple Unauth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities
Multiple Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in KB Support (WordPress plugin) <= 1.5.5 versions.
- Record
CVE-2022-27852- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-32340
Multiple Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in KB Support (WordPress plugin) <= 1.5.5 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2022-32340- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8cwx-q8q6-7gpg
Multiple Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in KB Support ...
Multiple Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in KB Support (WordPress plugin) <= 1.5.5
- Record
GHSA-8cwx-q8q6-7gpg- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Multiple Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in KB Support (WordPress plugin) <= 1.5.5 versions.
- Record
CVE-2022-27852- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-27852 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Kb Support Support, published April 15, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/kb-support/wordpress-kb-support-wordpress-help-desk-plugin-1-5-5-multiple-unauthenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerabilities?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27852
wordpress.org/plugins/kb-support
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8cwx-q8q6-7gpg