CVE-2022-45365 | WordPress Stock Ticker Plugin <= 3.23.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Aleksandar Urošević Stock Ticker allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Stock Ticker: from n/a through 3.23.2.

Published: 2023-12-14 Last update: 2026-04-28 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-45365 is rated High Risk (65.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 20.07%, 95th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +3.35% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-45365

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-10 16.72% 20.07% +3.35%
2 2025-11-21 16.09% 16.72% +0.63%
3 2025-11-18 — 16.09% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-45365

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.8 3.7 [email protected]
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-45365

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2022-45365

GHSA-2ff7-p4h3-cfp8 · Severity: high — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-45365

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
urosevic stock_ticker <= 3.23.2 cpe:2.3:a:urosevic:stock_ticker:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

References for CVE-2022-45365

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