CVE-2022-45839 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WHA WHA Puzzle plugin <= 1.0.9 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Webhelpagency	Wha Puzzle

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webhelpagency:wha_puzzle:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.spirityenterprise.com/pentest
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wha-puzzle/wordpress-wha-puzzle-plugin-1-0-9-auth-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}`	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}`

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2023-04-18T12:33:16.697Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:07:54.015Z

Reserved: 2022-11-23T07:45:46.730Z

Link: CVE-2022-45839

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T14:24:03.220Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-18T13:15:09.117

Modified: 2026-04-28T19:19:03.977

Link: CVE-2022-45839

Redhat

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