WP Voting Contest < 3.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The WP Voting Contest WordPress plugin before 3.0 does not sanitise and escape the post_id parameter before outputting it back in the response via the wpvc_social_share_icons AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users), leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00795 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed WP Voting Contest (Unknown): 3.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Voting Contest | 3.0 to before 3.0 | 3.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- WP Voting Contest VendorUnknown Affected 3.0 to before 3.0 Fixed in 3.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ohiowebtech:wp_voting_contest:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.0 | Vulnerable | Ohiowebtech |
- cpe:2.3:a:ohiowebtech:wp_voting_contest:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.0 Vulnerable ·Ohiowebtech
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WP Voting Contest (Unknown) Fixed in 3.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0321
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fx83-32j4-9qgm
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-0321 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-0321 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fx83-32j4-9qgm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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