VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-1156
The Books & Papers WordPress plugin through 0.20210223 does not escape its Custom DB prefix settings, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 0.59%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.59%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Books & Papers WordPress plugin through 0.20210223 does not escape its Custom DB prefix settings, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.59% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- books \& papers project/books \& papers
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/76ad4273-6bf4-41e9-99a8-bf6d634608acExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/76ad4273-6bf4-41e9-99a8-bf6d634608acExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.