LiveActive security incident?Get immediate response
CVE Record

CVE-2022-29443: WordPress Hotel Booking plugin <= 3.0 - Multiple Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities

Multiple Authenticated (contributor or higher user role) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Nicdark's Hotel Booking plugin <= 3.0 at WordPress.

MediumCVSS 4.1Not KEV-listedUpdated
Discuss exposureBack to CVEs
Glexia's TakeAutomated analysismoderate

Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

A logged-in WordPress user with contributor-level access or higher could store script content through Nicdark Hotel Booking plugin <= 3.0. That script can later run in another user's browser when viewed. Sources do not describe server takeover, but they do support page/content manipulation risk.

Executive priority

Treat as a moderate hygiene issue. It is not evidenced as actively exploited, but hotel or booking sites should prioritize review because stored XSS can affect customer-facing trust and administrator sessions.

Technical view

CVE-2022-29443 is multiple authenticated stored XSS in Nicdark Hotel Booking for WordPress <= 3.0, mapped to CWE-79. CVSS 3.1 is 4.1: AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N. It requires low-privileged authentication and victim interaction, with low integrity impact listed.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to WordPress sites using Nicdark Hotel Booking plugin version 3.0 or earlier, especially where contributor or higher accounts are numerous, shared, weakly governed, or compromised.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. The vulnerability is authenticated, stored XSS, so realistic abuse depends on gaining or misusing a contributor-level account and having another user view affected content.

Researcher notes

Evidence supports authenticated stored XSS only for Nicdark Hotel Booking <= 3.0. The bundle does not name affected parameters, patch version, exploit availability, or in-the-wild activity. Avoid assuming broader Nicdark products are affected.

Mitigation direction

  • Identify WordPress sites running Nicdark Hotel Booking.
  • Check installed plugin versions and flag versions <= 3.0.
  • Review vendor and Patchstack guidance for fixed versions or official mitigations.
  • Update the plugin if a fixed release is available from the vendor.
  • Restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only.
  • Disable or remove the plugin where it is not business-critical.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory WordPress plugins across production and staging sites.
  • Confirm whether nd-booking is installed and record its version.
  • Review WordPress users with contributor or higher roles.
  • Check recent content changes by lower-privileged users.
  • Look for unexpected script-like content in plugin-managed booking content.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
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

Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context

These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.

ATT&CK lookup starting points

Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.

cwe · medium confidence lookup

CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup

Client-side and session-facing weaknesses should be reviewed alongside initial-access and user-execution behaviors. Open the exact CWE lookup page first, then review the ATT&CK searches from that MITRE weakness context. This is a Glexia lookup hint, not an official ATT&CK mapping.

Open ATT&CK lookup
cve · low confidence lookup

CVE-2022-29443 mapping review

Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.

Open ATT&CK lookup
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

These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.

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-2022-29443Attack 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
NicdarkHotel Booking (WordPress plugin)<= 3.0Listed
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-79

CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.