CVE-2022-33961
WordPress YellowPencil Visual CSS Style Editor Plugin <= 7.5.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WaspThemes Visual CSS Style Editor plugin <= 7.5.8 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- 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 YellowPencil Visual CSS Style Editor Plugin <= 7.5.8 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WaspThemes Visual CSS Style Editor plugin <= 7.5.8 versions.
- Record
CVE-2022-33961- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-36997
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WaspThemes Visual CSS Style Editor plugin <= 7.5.8 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2022-36997- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hg9c-6xjx-4gh8
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WaspThemes Visual CSS Style...
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WaspThemes Visual CSS Style Editor plugin <= 7.5.8 versions.
- Record
GHSA-hg9c-6xjx-4gh8- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WaspThemes Visual CSS Style Editor plugin <= 7.5.8 versions.
- Record
CVE-2022-33961- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - 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 |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-33961 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Waspthemes Visual Css Style Editor, published May 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.