CVE-2022-2538

The WP Hide & Security Enhancer WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not escape a parameter before outputting it back in an attribute of a backend page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/afa1e159-30bc-42d2-b3f8-8c868b113d3e	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/afa1e159-30bc-42d2-b3f8-8c868b113d3e	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nsp-code:wp_hide_\&_security_enhancer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:01

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/afa1e159-30bc-42d2-b3f8-8c868b113d3e - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/afa1e159-30bc-42d2-b3f8-8c868b113d3e - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

01 Sep 2022, 06:46

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-08-29 18:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 07:01

NVD link : CVE-2022-2538

Mitre link : CVE-2022-2538

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-2538

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nsp-code

wp_hide_\&_security_enhancer

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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