CVE-2022-28290 (GCVE-0-2022-28290)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-25 16:31 – Updated: 2024-08-03 05:48
VLAI Previdian
Summary
Reflective Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in WordPress Country Selector Plugin Version 1.6.5. The XSS payload executes whenever the user tries to access the country selector page with the specified payload as a part of the HTTP request
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a WordPress Country Selector Plugin Affected: Version 1.6.5
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 78bb5d7c-0d7d-4e36-b8a0-1b50903af3ac

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2022-28290

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-04-25 18:31 CEST

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-04-25
Asserted: 2022-04-25
Scope
Notes: Reflective Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in WordPress Country Selector Plugin Version 1.6.5. The XSS payload executes whenever the user tries... | Affected: Welaunch / Country Selector Plugin | CVSS: 6.1 (MEDIUM) | EPSS: 0.01399 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
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Title Reflective Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in WordPress Country Selector Plugin Version 1.6.5. The XSS payload executes whenever the user tries...
Cve Id CVE-2022-28290
Vendor Welaunch
Ghsa Id GHSA-WMQQ-3WJJ-MG5P
Product Country Selector Plugin
Added Date 2022-04-25T16:31:01.000Z
Cvss Score 6.1
Epss Score 0.01399
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity MEDIUM
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.71476
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2022-28290
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:11 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:11 CEST
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