CVE-2022-0728 json
Easy Smooth Scroll Links < 2.23.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
published 2022-04-11 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-15797
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Easy Smooth Scroll Links WordPress plugin before 2.23.1 does not sanitise and escape its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Patch / fix
- pootlepress easy_smooth_scroll_links 2.23.1
Exploit prediction
0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c6d3d308-4bf1-493f-86e9-dd623526e3c6 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Easy Smooth Scroll Links
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/c6d3d308-4bf1-493f-86e9-dd623526e3c6
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-0728
- NVD CVE-2022-0728
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