CVE-2022-1643
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CVE-2022-1643 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The Birthdays Widget WordPress plugin through 1.7.18 does not sanitise and escape some of its fields, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Birthdays Widget WordPress plugin through 1.7.18 does not sanitise and escape some of its fields, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Birthdays Widget Project | Birthdays Widget | <= 1.7.18 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/73111c7e-c772-4bed-b282-854c1ae57444Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/73111c7e-c772-4bed-b282-854c1ae57444Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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