WP Comments Fields < 4.1 - 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 WordPress Comments Fields WordPress plugin before 4.1 does not escape Field Error Message, which could allow high-privileged users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00622 50th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed WordPress Comments Fields (Unknown): 4.1
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 | WordPress Comments Fields | 4.1 to before 4.1 | 4.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- WordPress Comments Fields VendorUnknown Affected 4.1 to before 4.1 Fixed in 4.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:najeebmedia:wordpress_comments_fields:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 4.1 | Vulnerable | Najeebmedia |
- cpe:2.3:a:najeebmedia:wordpress_comments_fields:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.1 Vulnerable ·Najeebmedia
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WordPress Comments Fields (Unknown) Fixed in 4.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2398
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cgwx-964v-x3gm
- 2026-11-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-2398 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-2398 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cgwx-964v-x3gm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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