CVE-2022-40968 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in 2kb Amazon Affiliates Store plugin <=2.1.5 on WordPress.

Published: 2022-12-04

Score: 4.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

2kblater

2kb Amazon Affiliates Store

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 2.1.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:2kblater:2kb_amazon_affiliates_store:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-44214	Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in 2kb Amazon Affiliates Store plugin <=2.1.5 on WordPress.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00392.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/2kb-amazon-affiliates-store/wordpress-2kb-amazon-affiliates-store-plugin-2-1-5-auth-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

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Subscriptions

2kblater 2kb Amazon Affiliates Store

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2022-12-04T22:03:38.178Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:07:49.135Z

Reserved: 2022-10-19T11:13:29.769Z

Link: CVE-2022-40968

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-04T23:15:09.967

Modified: 2026-06-17T05:02:19.463

Link: CVE-2022-40968

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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