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CVE-2022-44590: WordPress Simple Video Embedder plugin <= 2.2 - Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-11-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in James Lao's Simple Video Embedder plugin <= 2.2 on WordPress.

Affected products

• James Lao Simple Video Embedder (WordPress plugin): through 2.2

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/simple-video-embedder/wordpress-simple-video-embedder-plugin-2-2-auth-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-video-embedder/
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/simple-video-embedder/wordpress-simple-video-embedder-plugin-2-2-auth-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-video-embedder/

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