Vulnerability · Published Nov 28, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-3822Donations via PayPal < 1.9.9 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Donations via PayPal from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Donations via PayPal WordPress plugin before 1.9.9 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Donations via PayPal | 0 – before 1.9.9 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/48ec2e4a-0190-4f36-afd1-d5799ba28c13 exploit, technical-description