# CVE-2022-2167: Newspaper < 12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via unsanitized AJAX parameters in the Newspaper WordPress theme.

- **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:** 31 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 7 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5hp7-8m7g-vwm9

## What is CVE-2022-2167?

CVE-2022-2167 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Newspaper, published on 31 Oct 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 Newspaper WordPress theme before 12 does not sanitise a parameter before outputting it back in an HTML attribute via an AJAX action, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2167?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tagdiv Newspaper.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2167?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2167 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2167 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2167 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Newspaper

- [CVE-2016-10972](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10972/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-18634](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18634/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-2627](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2627/): Newspaper < 12 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2021-3135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3135/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-3815](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3815/): Newspaper <= 12.6.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Attachment Meta (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2167 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2167 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Newspaper, published on 31 Oct 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-2022-2167 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Newspaper. 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-2022-2167/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2167/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2167
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2167
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2167

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2167/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.