Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a low-severity stored cross-site scripting issue in the WordPress History Timeline plugin. An attacker would need an authenticated author-level account or higher and a victim would need to view affected content. Business urgency is limited, but sites allowing untrusted contributors should treat it as a content-integrity risk.
Executive priority
Handle during normal vulnerability maintenance unless the site allows many semi-trusted authors. Prioritize faster action for public, high-traffic WordPress sites or sites with delegated publishing access.
Technical view
CVE-2022-37328 affects Themes Awesome History Timeline for WordPress through version 1.0.5. It is CWE-79 stored XSS with CVSS 3.1 score 3.4, requiring network access, low attack complexity, high privileges, and user interaction. Reported impact is limited integrity impact, with no confidentiality or availability impact in the supplied vector.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running History Timeline version 1.0.5 or earlier, especially sites with multiple author-level users or contributor workflows involving semi-trusted accounts.
Exploitation context
The supplied sources do not indicate active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Exploitation requires an authenticated author-or-higher user and user interaction, which materially reduces broad internet-scale risk.
Researcher notes
The available evidence identifies the plugin, affected version range, CWE, CVSS vector, and privilege requirement, but does not name a fixed version or detailed vendor patch notes. Avoid assuming a specific patch level without checking vendor sources.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for History Timeline versions 1.0.5 or earlier.
- Check Patchstack and WordPress.org for vendor remediation guidance.
- Update, disable, or remove the affected plugin per vendor guidance.
- Limit author-or-higher accounts to trusted users only.
- Review timeline content for unexpected markup or unauthorized changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the installed plugin name and version on each WordPress site.
- Review user accounts with author privileges or higher.
- Check affected timeline pages for unexpected script-like behavior.
- Verify remediation after updating, disabling, or removing the plugin.
- Document findings in the site vulnerability register.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Low
- CVSS
- 3.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N1.71.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
3.4LowVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/timeline-awesome/wordpress-history-timeline-plugin-1-0-5-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability/_s_id=cveCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/timeline-awesome/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.