CVE-2022-0206: NewStatPress < 1.3.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-02-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The NewStatPress WordPress plugin before 1.3.6 does not properly escape the whatX parameters before outputting them back in attributes, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues

Affected products

NewStatPress: before 1.3.6 — fixed in 1.3.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NewStatPress 1.3.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ce12437a-d440-4c4a-9247-95a8f39d00b9
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ce12437a-d440-4c4a-9247-95a8f39d00b9

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