Vulnerability · Published Jul 17, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2022-2118404s < 3.5.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 4.8

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in 404s from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The 404s WordPress plugin before 3.5.1 does not sanitise and escape its fields, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Unknown 404s 3.5.1 – before 3.5.1

Weakness: CWE-79

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