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TI-2022-01638 Aliases CVE-2022-1772GHSA-46qc-38mx-3p32

Google Places Review < 2.0.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting

Priority LOW 23CWE-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 Google Places Reviews WordPress plugin before 2.0.0 does not properly escape its Google API key setting, which is reflected on the site's administration panel. A malicious administrator could abuse this bug, in a multisite WordPress configuration, to trick super-administrators into viewing the booby-trapped payload and taking over their account.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00765 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Google Places Reviews (Unknown): 2.0.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownGoogle Places Reviews2.0.0 to before 2.0.02.0.0Patch availableCNA
  • Google Places Reviews VendorUnknown Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.0.0 Fixed in 2.0.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:google_places_reviews_project:google_places_reviews:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 2.0.0VulnerableGoogle Places Reviews Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:google_places_reviews_project:google_places_reviews:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Google Places Reviews Project

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Google Places Reviews (Unknown) Fixed in 2.0.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1772
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-46qc-38mx-3p32

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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