CVE-2022-36383 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Multiple Authenticated (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WHA Word Search Puzzles game plugin <= 2.0.1 at WordPress.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00172.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

WHA

Word Search Puzzles game (WordPress plugin)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<= 2.0.1`	affected	≤ 2.0.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webhelpagency:wha_wordsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Webhelpagency Subscribe	Wha Wordsearch Subscribe

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-39096	Multiple Authenticated (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WHA Word Search Puzzles game plugin <= 2.0.1 at WordPress.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wha-wordsearch/wordpress-word-search-puzzles-game-plugin-2-0-1-multiple-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerabilities
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wha-wordsearch/

History

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2022-09-21T19:05:04.778Z

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:07:45.456Z

Reserved: 2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-36383

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T10:00:04.304Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-09-21T20:15:10.567

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:12:54.807

Link: CVE-2022-36383

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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