CVE-2022-0876: Social comments by WpDevArt < 2.5.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Published Apr 25, 2022
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Updated

The Social comments by WpDevArt WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 does not sanitise and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfilteredhtml is disallowed

Affected Software

1 affected component
WpDevArt Social Comments Wordpress<2.5.0

Event History

Apr 25, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:51 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:51 PM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-0876?

CVE-2022-0876 is a vulnerability in the Social comments by WpDevArt WordPress plugin before version 2.5.0 that allows high privilege users to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

2

How does CVE-2022-0876 impact WordPress?

CVE-2022-0876 allows high privilege users, such as admins, to exploit the vulnerability in the Social comments by WpDevArt WordPress plugin to perform XSS attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2022-0876?

The severity of CVE-2022-0876 is rated as medium with a severity value of 4.8.

4

How can I fix CVE-2022-0876?

To fix CVE-2022-0876, you should update the Social comments by WpDevArt WordPress plugin to version 2.5.0 or higher.

5

What is the CWE classification for CVE-2022-0876?

CVE-2022-0876 is classified under CWE-79, which is the category for Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting').

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