# CVE-2022-0189: WP RSS Aggregator < 4.20 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via unsanitized input in the WP RSS Aggregator plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mfv7-34v2-2q9m

## What is CVE-2022-0189?

CVE-2022-0189 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP RSS Aggregator – News Feeds, Autoblogging, Youtube Video Feeds and More, published on 28 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The WP RSS Aggregator WordPress plugin before 4.20 does not sanitise and escape the id parameter in the wprss_fetch_items_row_action AJAX action before outputting it back in the response, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0189?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wprssaggregator Wp Rss Aggregator.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0189?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0189 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0189 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress RSS Aggregator < 4.20 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0189.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP RSS Aggregator – News Feeds, Autoblogging, Youtube Video Feeds and More

- [CVE-2021-24988](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24988/): WP RSS Aggregator < 4.19.3 - Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2021-24768](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24768/): WP RSS Aggregator < 4.19.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2024-0630](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0630/): WP RSS Aggregator <= 4.23.4 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via RSS Feed Source (medium 4.4)
- [CVE-2024-0628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0628/): Server-side request forgery in WP RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, News Feeds, Feed to Post, and Autoblogging (low 3.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0189 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0189 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP RSS Aggregator – News Feeds, Autoblogging, Youtube Video Feeds and More, published on 28 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0189 exists.

Affected product: Unknown WP RSS Aggregator – News Feeds, Autoblogging, Youtube Video Feeds and More. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0189/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0189/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0189
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0189
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0189

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0189/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.