# CVE-2022-3506: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp

> Stored XSS in the Related Posts for WP plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into pages viewed by other users.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 14 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j5xh-7x7x-vvpj

## What is CVE-2022-3506?

CVE-2022-3506 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp, published on 14 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp prior to 2.1.3.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3506?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Never5 Related Posts.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3506?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3506 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3506 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3506 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Related Posts <2.1.3 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-3506.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp

- [CVE-2015-9361](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-9361/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-0592](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0592/): Related Posts for WordPress <= 2.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2021-24180](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24180/): Related Posts for WordPress < 2.0.4 - Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2021-24482](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24482/): Related Posts for WordPress <= 2.0.4 - Authenticated Stored XSS & XFS (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3506 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3506 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp, published on 14 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3506 exists.

Affected product: barrykooij/related-posts-for-wp. 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-2022-3506/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3506/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3506
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3506
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3506

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3506/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.