We’re Open! < 1.42 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The We’re Open! WordPress plugin before 1.42 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00636 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed We’re Open! (Unknown): 1.42
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | We’re Open! | 1.42 to before 1.42 | 1.42 | Patch available | CNA |
- We’re Open! VendorUnknown Affected 1.42 to before 1.42 Fixed in 1.42 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:designextreme:we\'re_open:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 1.42 | Vulnerable | designextreme |
- cpe:2.3:a:designextreme:we\'re_open:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.42 Vulnerable ·designextreme
Remediation
- Fix · CNA We’re Open! (Unknown) Fixed in 1.42
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3139
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7p8v-5pfg-c239
- 2026-11-03 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-3139 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3139 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7p8v-5pfg-c239 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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