CVE-2022-0148
Published: 07 February 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-0148 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Premio Mystickyelements. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 7.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability is a reflected cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) affecting the All-in-one Floating Contact Form, Call, Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs WordPress plugin in versions prior to 2.0.4. It resides on the my-sticky-elements-leads administrative page and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.4.
An attacker with low-privileged authenticated access can craft a malicious link that, when visited by a logged-in administrator, executes arbitrary script in the context of the WordPress admin interface. Successful exploitation can lead to limited data exposure or actions within the affected site, though the attack requires user interaction via a reflected vector.
The referenced WordPress plugin changeset and WPScan advisory indicate that the issue was addressed by updating to version 2.0.4 or later. The EPSS score has remained essentially flat near 0.087 with no material increase after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-15359
Vulnerability details
The All-in-one Floating Contact Form, Call, Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs WordPress plugin before 2.0.4 was vulnerable to reflected XSS on the my-sticky-elements-leads admin page.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.