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TI-2022-03697 Aliases CVE-2022-4029GHSA-42v5-23f7-54cx

Simple:Press <= 6.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Cookie Value

Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
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 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'sforum_[md5 hash of the WordPress URL]' cookie value in versions up to, and including, 6.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This would be highly complex to exploit as it would require the attacker to set the cookie a cookie for the targeted user.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00628 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
simplepressSimple:Press Forumup to 6.8—No fix listedCNA
  • Simple:Press Forum Vendorsimplepress Affected up to 6.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:simple-press:simple\:press:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*pressVulnerableSimple-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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4029
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-42v5-23f7-54cx
  3. 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • 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-2022-03695 Simple:Press <= 6.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Forum Replies CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • 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
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Sources

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