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Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-40699 is a cross-site scripting issue in the WordPress Yasr - Yet Another Stars Rating plugin up to 3.1.2. A lower-privileged authenticated user could potentially cause script execution when another user interacts with affected content. Business risk is moderate, mainly around admin-session abuse, content tampering, and reputational impact.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority WordPress plugin issue. It does not show confirmed active exploitation in the supplied sources, but affected public sites with many contributors or editors should be remediated promptly because XSS can undermine trusted user sessions.
Technical view
The source describes CWE-79 XSS in Dario Curvino's Yasr - Yet Another Stars Rating plugin <= 3.1.2. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4 with AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, indicating network reachability, low attack complexity, low privileges, required user interaction, changed scope, and no availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress installations running the Yasr - Yet Another Stars Rating plugin at version 3.1.2 or earlier. Sites without this plugin, or with versions outside the cited vulnerable range, are not supported as affected by the supplied evidence.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or any cited evidence of active exploitation. The CVSS vector suggests an attacker needs low privileges and a victim interaction path. Public exploit mechanics are not included in the supplied sources.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the bundle confirms XSS, CWE-79, CVSS 5.4, and an affected range of <= 3.1.2, but does not provide exploit detail or a named fixed version. Avoid assuming broader WordPress impact beyond the Yasr plugin.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Yasr plugin and record installed versions.
- Prioritize sites running Yasr version 3.1.2 or earlier.
- Check vendor or Patchstack guidance for the fixed release before updating.
- Restrict content-editing privileges until affected sites are remediated.
- Review plugin-created content for unexpected script-like changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin slug yet-another-stars-rating is installed.
- Verify installed Yasr versions against the <= 3.1.2 affected range.
- Review WordPress roles allowed to create or edit rating content.
- Check CMS audit logs for unexpected rating or shortcode edits.
- Validate remediation by confirming the plugin is no longer in the affected range.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.32.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
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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.