CVE-2022-3462

The Highlight Focus WordPress plugin through 1.1 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)

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b583de48-1332-4984-8c0c-a7ed4a2397cd	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b583de48-1332-4984-8c0c-a7ed4a2397cd	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:highlight_focus_project:highlight_focus:1.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b583de48-1332-4984-8c0c-a7ed4a2397cd - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b583de48-1332-4984-8c0c-a7ed4a2397cd - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

09 Nov 2022, 20:08

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 4.8
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:highlight_focus_project:highlight_focus:1.1:::::wordpress::
References	~~(CONFIRM) https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b583de48-1332-4984-8c0c-a7ed4a2397cd -~~	(CONFIRM) https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b583de48-1332-4984-8c0c-a7ed4a2397cd - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

07 Nov 2022, 13:44

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-11-07 10:15

Updated : 2025-05-01 21:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-3462

Mitre link : CVE-2022-3462

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-3462

JSON object : View

Products Affected

highlight_focus_project

highlight_focus

CWE

CWE-79

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

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