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CVE-2022-27859: WordPress Travel Management plugin <= 2.0 - Multiple Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities

Multiple Authenticated (contributor or higher user role) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Nicdark d.o.o. Travel Management plugin <= 2.0 at WordPress.

MediumCVSS 4.1Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

CVE-2022-27859 affects the Nicdark Travel Management WordPress plugin through version 2.0. A logged-in user with contributor or higher privileges could store malicious script content that runs when another user views affected plugin content. The main business risk is site trust and content integrity, not server takeover based on the provided CVSS data.

Executive priority

Treat this as a moderate-priority web integrity issue. It is not documented as actively exploited in the provided sources, but affected sites with many content users should remediate promptly because stored XSS can damage visitor trust and administrator workflows.

Technical view

The issue is multiple authenticated stored XSS flaws in Travel Management <=2.0, classified as CWE-79. CVSS 3.1 is 4.1 with low complexity, low privileges, required user interaction, changed scope, no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to WordPress sites using the Nicdark Travel Management plugin version 2.0 or earlier. Risk is higher where contributor-level or higher accounts are broadly assigned, shared, compromised, or granted to external content teams.

Exploitation context

The provided bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Exploitation requires authenticated access at contributor level or higher and a victim interaction path where stored content is viewed. Public sources confirm the vulnerability class and affected versions, but not observed exploitation.

Researcher notes

Evidence is sufficient for affected product, version boundary, vulnerability class, required privileges, and CVSS. The bundle does not provide sink names, vulnerable parameters, exploit evidence, or a named fixed version. Avoid assuming patch availability without checking current vendor guidance.

Mitigation direction

  • Identify all WordPress sites running the Travel Management plugin.
  • Check WordPress, Nicdark, and Patchstack guidance for a fixed release.
  • Update beyond version 2.0 if a vendor-supported fixed release exists.
  • Restrict contributor-or-higher accounts to trusted users only.
  • Disable the plugin if no safe vendor-supported version is available.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory plugin versions across production, staging, and backups.
  • Confirm whether nd-travel is installed and active on each site.
  • Review WordPress users with contributor, author, editor, or admin roles.
  • Check vendor advisories for fixed-version or removal guidance.
  • Verify remediation by confirming no site runs version 2.0 or earlier.
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Confidence
high
Sources
4

Public sources used

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Potential ATT&CK relevance

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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
4.1 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

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

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
3Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
4.1CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N2.31.4Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

4.1Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2022-27859Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

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

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
Nicdark d.o.o.Travel Management (WordPress plugin)<= 2.0Listed
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-79

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