WP Downgrade < 1.2.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- 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 Downgrade WordPress plugin before 1.2.3 only perform client side validation of its "WordPress Target Version" settings, but does not sanitise and escape it server side, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04856 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version (Unknown): 1.2.3
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 Downgrade | Specific Core Version | 1.2.3 to before 1.2.3 | 1.2.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version VendorUnknown Affected 1.2.3 to before 1.2.3 Fixed in 1.2.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wp_downgrade_project:wp_downgrade:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.2.3 | Vulnerable | Wp Downgrade Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:wp_downgrade_project:wp_downgrade:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.2.3 Vulnerable ·Wp Downgrade Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version (Unknown) Fixed in 1.2.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1001
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x9cg-qwvm-rg5j
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-1001 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1001 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x9cg-qwvm-rg5j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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