CVE-2022-3506
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp prior to 2.1.3.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp prior to 2.1.3.
- Record
CVE-2022-3506- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-42877
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp prior to 2.1.3.
- Record
EUVD-2022-42877- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j5xh-7x7x-vvpj
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp prior to...
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp prior to 2.1.3.
- Record
GHSA-j5xh-7x7x-vvpj- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp prior to 2.1.3.
- Record
CVE-2022-3506- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp prior to 2.1.3.
- Record
CVE-2022-3506- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | WordPress Related Posts <2.1.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-3506 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Barrykooij Barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp, published October 14, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.62%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.