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CVE-2022-0201· NVD / CVE Program· CNA WPScan

Permalink Manager < 2.2.15 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

The Permalink Manager Lite WordPress plugin before 2.2.15 and Permalink Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 2.2.15 do not sanitise and escape query parameters before outputting them back in the debug page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

MediumCVSS 6.1 · v3.1—Proof of concept No fix recorded

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Published
Feb 14, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
3.4% · 88th percentile
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Report tools

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Action score

25

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.4%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
permalink manager lite projectpermalink manager lite
permalink manager projectpermalink manager

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • permalink manager lite project permalink manager litebefore 2.2.15
  • permalink manager project permalink managerbefore 2.2.15

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (WPScan). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Maciej Bis Permalink Manager Lite

    • 2.2.15 and later · before 2.2.15affected

  • Maciej Bis Permalink Manager Pro

    • 2.2.15 and later · before 2.2.15affected

Same product

permalink manager lite project: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-41781WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.2.20 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2021-24769Permalink Manager Lite < 2.2.13.1 - Admin+ SQL Injection
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2024-37257WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.4.3.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2024-2738Permalink Manager Lite and Permalink Manager Pro <= 2.4.3.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2024-29092WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.4.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2024-8195Permalink Manager Lite <= 2.4.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
    21Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Nuclei detection template ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2022-0201 —

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

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

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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