CVE-2022-0737 json
Text Hover < 4.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
published 2022-04-18 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-15804
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Text Hover WordPress plugin before 4.2 does not sanitize and escape the text to hover, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Patch / fix
- text_hover_project text_hover 4.2
Exploit prediction
0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a5c9fa61-e6f1-4460-84fe-977a203bd4bc 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 Text Hover
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/a5c9fa61-e6f1-4460-84fe-977a203bd4bc
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-0737
- NVD CVE-2022-0737
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