CVE-2022-45839
WordPress WHA Puzzle Plugin <= 1.0.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WHA WHA Puzzle plugin <= 1.0.9 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress WHA Puzzle Plugin <= 1.0.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WHA WHA Puzzle plugin <= 1.0.9 versions.
- Record
CVE-2022-45839- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-48693
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WHA WHA Puzzle plugin <= 1.0.9 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2022-48693- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hm6w-2fjv-w79j
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WHA WHA Puzzle plugin <=...
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WHA WHA Puzzle plugin <= 1.0.9 versions.
- Record
GHSA-hm6w-2fjv-w79j- 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
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WHA WHA Puzzle plugin <= 1.0.9 versions.
- Record
CVE-2022-45839- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - 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
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-2022-45839 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Webhelpagency Wha Puzzle, published April 18, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.