Simple:Press <= 6.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Forum Replies
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- 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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Simple:Press plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'postitem' parameter manipulated during a forum response in versions up to, and including, 6.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping that makes injecting object and embed tags possible. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages when responding to forum threads that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| simplepress | Simple:Press Forum | up to 6.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Simple:Press Forum Vendorsimplepress Affected up to 6.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:simple-press:simple\:press:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | press | Vulnerable | Simple-press |
- cpe:2.3:a:simple-press:simple\:press:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions press Vulnerable ·Simple-press
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4027
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6whf-qw6r-8hgw
- 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More simplepress vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-09711 SimplePress Forum < 6.10.11 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2020-18877 Simple:Press – WordPress Forum Plugin <= 6.6.0 - Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-03698 Simple:Press <= 6.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-22567 WordPress Simple:Press plugin <= 6.11.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2022-03696 Simple:Press <= 6.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Profile Signatures CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2024-11513 Simple:Press Forum <= 6.10.11 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-4027 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-4027 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6whf-qw6r-8hgw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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