CVE-2022-1758: Genki Pre-Publish Reminder <= 1.4.1 - Stored XSS & RCE via CSRF

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-06-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The Genki Pre-Publish Reminder WordPress plugin through 1.4.1 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack and lead to Stored XSS as well as RCE when custom code is added via the plugin settings.

Affected products

Genki Pre-Publish Reminder: through 1.4.1

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/211816ce-d2bc-469b-9a8e-e0c2a5c4461b
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/211816ce-d2bc-469b-9a8e-e0c2a5c4461b

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