CVE-2022-3408 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2022-3408

WP Word Count <= 3.2.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Vulnerability Description

The WP Word Count WordPress plugin through 3.2.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • lucy

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

WP Word Count
Vulnerable Versions:
3.2.3

Timeline

Official Publish: October 31st, 2022
Last Modified: May 6th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)