CVE-2022-1322
Coming Soon - Under Construction <= 1.1.9 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 50th percentile. No fix published yet.
What to do
No fixed build or workaround is published yet. Limit exposure and watch for a patch.
- Unknown Coming Soon – Under ConstructionAffected: ≥ 1.1.9, ≤ 1.1.9Upgrade to: after 1.1.9Stated by: CVE record
- Rich-web Coming SoonAffected: ≤ 1.2.0Upgrade to: after 1.2.0Stated by: NVD
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
Steps
Written by AI from the record- Check whether your WordPress site uses Coming Soon – Under Construction and whether its version is 1.1.9 or earlier.
- Review who has administrator access; remove accounts that no longer need it and reset passwords for any suspicious accounts.
- There is no published fixed version, so contact the plugin vendor for remediation guidance or replace the plugin with a maintained alternative.
- Check the plugin’s saved settings and recent site changes for unfamiliar text, links, or embedded content.
What it is
From the CVE record
The Coming Soon - Under Construction WordPress plugin through 1.1.9 does not sanitize and escape some of its settings, which could allow high-privileged users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
In plain language
Written by AI from the recordComing Soon – Under Construction through 1.1.9 lets an administrator save harmful web content, so businesses using this plugin should review access and plan a replacement or vendor guidance.
Stored XSS in Coming Soon – Under Construction <= 1.1.9 arises from settings that are not properly sanitized or escaped, enabling high-privileged users to inject script content even where unfiltered_html is disabled.
If you're affected
- Website content tampering
- Visitor session exposure
- Administrator account misuse
- Loss of customer trust
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 50th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
5 events over 1292 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Nuclei check added
- Record updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
And 1 more affected product. See all after sign-in
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Scored 4.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required HighRequires admin or elevated privileges
- User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action
Scope
- Scope ChangedThe exploit can affect other components (e.g. sandbox escape, host compromise from VM)
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality LowSome restricted information is disclosed, but limited in scope
- Integrity LowData modification is possible but limited in scope or consequence
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
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