WP Word Count <= 3.2.3 - 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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The WP Word Count WordPress plugin through 3.2.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00667 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 | WP Word Count | 3.2.3 – 3.2.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP Word Count VendorUnknown Affected 3.2.3 – 3.2.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redlettuce:wp_word_count:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 3.2.3 | Vulnerable | redlettuce |
- cpe:2.3:a:redlettuce:wp_word_count:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·redlettuce
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3408
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qqg-rm38-6wmq
- 2026-10-28 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More redlettuce Wp Word Count vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-25130 WordPress WP Word Count plugin <= 3.2.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-3408 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3408 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5qqg-rm38-6wmq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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