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CVE-2022-1241: Ask Me < 6.8.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-06-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Ask me WordPress theme before 6.8.2 does not properly sanitise and escape several of the fields in the Edit Profile page, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues

Affected products

• Ask me: before 6.8.2 — fixed in 6.8.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Ask me 6.8.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3258393a-eafb-4356-994e-2ff8ce223c9b
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3258393a-eafb-4356-994e-2ff8ce223c9b

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