Vulnerability · Published Nov 28, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2022-3833Fancier Author Box by ThematoSoup <= 1.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Medium 4.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Fancier Author Box by ThematoSoup from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Fancier Author Box by ThematoSoup WordPress plugin through 1.4 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 | Fancier Author Box by ThematoSoup | 0 – through 1.4 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/41096d40-83d4-40b4-9632-afef51e8b00e exploit, technical-description