CVE-2022-27854: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Alexander Ustimenko's Psychological tests & quizzes plugin

Q: How urgent is CVE-2022-27854?

Priority 31/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

MEDIUM 5.4DOWNGRADE

CVE-2022-27854 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.4) affecting psychological tests \& quizzes. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Alexander Ustimenko's Psychological tests & quizzes plugin <= 0.21.19 on WordPress possible for users with contributor or higher role via &wpt_test_page_submit_button_caption parameter.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.4 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.6% (top 52%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2022-04-26
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Patchstack · Vendor: psychological tests \& quizzes project

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2022-04-26 19:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 04:37 UTCUpdated Record last modified

psychological tests \& quizzes project psychological tests \& quizzes DOWNGRADE

Affected: 0.21.19

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 0.21.19

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy psychological-tests--quizzes || rpm -q psychological-tests--quizzes || psychological-tests--quizzes --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 0.21.19 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison psychological-tests--quizzes sudo apt install psychological-tests--quizzes=<VERSION_BEFORE_0.21.19> sudo apt-mark hold psychological-tests--quizzes

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list psychological-tests--quizzes sudo dnf downgrade psychological-tests--quizzes-<VERSION_BEFORE_0.21.19> sudo dnf versionlock add psychological-tests--quizzes

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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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-2022-27854?

psychological tests \& quizzes: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2022-27854 being exploited?

CVE-2022-27854 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-2022-27854 affect?

CVE-2022-27854 affects psychological tests \& quizzes. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.4). Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Alexander Ustimenko's Psychological tests & quizzes plugin <= 0.21.19 on WordPress possible for users with contributor or higher role via &wpt_test_page_submit_button_caption parameter.

How urgent is CVE-2022-27854?

Priority 31/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

WordPress vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2021-36867 MEDIUM 5.4 UPGRADE Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Alexander Ustimenko's Psychological tests & quizzes plugin

References

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