CVE-2022-0388: The Interactive Medical Drawing of Human Body WordPress plugin before 2.6 does not sanitise and escape the Lin

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-0388?

interactive medical drawing of human body: upgrade to 2.6. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2022-0388 being exploited?

CVE-2022-0388 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2022-0388 affect?

CVE-2022-0388 affects interactive medical drawing of human body. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.8). The Interactive Medical Drawing of Human Body WordPress plugin before 2.6 does not sanitise and escape the Link field, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallo

Q: How urgent is CVE-2022-0388?

Priority 34/100. Public exploit reference

Routine

MEDIUM 4.8UPGRADE

CVE-2022-0388 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.8) affecting interactive medical drawing of human body. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The Interactive Medical Drawing of Human Body WordPress plugin before 2.6 does not sanitise and escape the Link field, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.8 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	High
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 51%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2022-03-28
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): WPScan · Vendor: humananatomyillustrations

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2022-03-28 18:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 04:20 UTCUpdated Record last modified

humananatomyillustrations interactive medical drawing of human body UPGRADE

Affected: < 2.6

Fixed in: 2.6

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy interactive-medical-drawing-of-human-body || rpm -q interactive-medical-drawing-of-human-body || interactive-medical-drawing-of-human-body --version

2. UPGRADE to 2.6 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade interactive-medical-drawing-of-human-body

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade interactive-medical-drawing-of-human-body

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2022-0388?

interactive medical drawing of human body: upgrade to 2.6. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2022-0388 being exploited?

CVE-2022-0388 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2022-0388 affect?

CVE-2022-0388 affects interactive medical drawing of human body. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.8). The Interactive Medical Drawing of Human Body WordPress plugin before 2.6 does not sanitise and escape the Link field, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallo

How urgent is CVE-2022-0388?

Priority 34/100. Public exploit reference

Software pages

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References

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