Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-38467

Medium

Published: 14 January 2023

Published
14 January 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.1213 94.0th percentile
Risk Priority 19 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-38467 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Crmperks Crm Perks Forms. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked in the top 6.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

The vulnerability CVE-2022-38467 is a reflected cross-site scripting issue, tracked as CWE-79, that affects the CRM Perks Forms WordPress form builder plugin in versions up to and including 1.1.0. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no required privileges, required user interaction, and changed scope with limited confidentiality and integrity consequences.

An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply a crafted request that is reflected back to a victim user; when the victim follows the link, attacker-controlled script executes in the victim's browser session, enabling actions such as data theft or unauthorized operations within the affected WordPress site.

The associated EPSS probability reached a peak of 0.1768 before settling at the current value of 0.1213, demonstrating a material rise from a low baseline that indicates growing exploitation interest after public disclosure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CRM Perks Forms – WordPress Form Builder <= 1.1.0 ver.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

crmperks
crm perks forms
≤ 1.1.0

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.

addresses: CWE-79

Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.

addresses: CWE-79

Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.

addresses: CWE-79

Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.

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