wpDiscuz before 7.6.47 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious code through unescaped attachment URLs in HTML output by exploiting the WpdiscuzHelperUpload class. Attackers can craft malicious attachment records or filter hooks to inject arbitrary JavaScript into img and anchor tag attributes, executing code in the context of WordPress users viewing comments.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-22210 is rated Low Risk (14.1/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.
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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 | 2026-05-20 | 0.03% | 0.05% | +0.02% |
| 2 | 2026-03-13 | — | 0.03% | — |
Full EPSS history (2 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 4.0 | LOW |
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— | — | [email protected] |
| 4.4 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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1.3 | 2.7 | [email protected] |
| 6.1 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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2.8 | 2.7 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/ | Product |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpdiscuz/#developers | Product Release Notes |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wpdiscuz-before-cross-site-scripting-via-unescaped-attachment-urls | Third Party Advisory |