WordPress Add User Role plugin <= 0.0.1 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Authenticated (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Nikhil Vaghela's Add User Role plugin <= 0.0.1 at WordPress.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00562 46th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikhil Vaghela | Add User Role (WordPress plugin) | <= 0.0.1 – 0.0.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Add User Role (WordPress plugin) VendorNikhil Vaghela Affected <= 0.0.1 – 0.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:add_user_role_project:add_user_role:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 0.0.1 | Vulnerable | Add User Role Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:add_user_role_project:add_user_role:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 0.0.1 Vulnerable ·Add User Role Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-37403
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fjwg-jh7j-r5v7
References
More Nikhil Vaghela vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-32832 WordPress Add Categories Post Footer plugin <= 2.2.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2022-37403 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-37403 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fjwg-jh7j-r5v7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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