CVE-2022-1597: WPQA < 5.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% 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 WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 5.4, used as a companion for the Discy and Himer , does not sanitise and escape a parameter on its reset password form which makes it possible to perform Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Affected products

WPQA Builder: before 5.4 — fixed in 5.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WPQA Builder 5.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/faff9484-9fc7-4300-bdad-9cd8a30a9a4e
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/faff9484-9fc7-4300-bdad-9cd8a30a9a4e

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