CVE-2022-2597 json
Visual Portfolio < 2.19.0 - Contributor+ CSS Injection
published 2022-09-05 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-34844
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Visual Portfolio, Photo Gallery & Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.19.0 does not have proper authorisation checks in some of its REST endpoints, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to call them and inject arbitrary CSS in arbitrary saved layouts
Patch / fix
- visualportfolio visual_portfolio,_photo_gallery_&_post_grid 2.19.0
Exploit prediction
0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3ffcee7c-1e03-448c-8006-a9405658cdb7 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Visual Portfolio, Photo Gallery & Post Grid
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/3ffcee7c-1e03-448c-8006-a9405658cdb7
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-2597
- NVD CVE-2022-2597
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