VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-1995
The Malware Scanner WordPress plugin before 4.5.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, leading to malicious users with administrator privileges to store malicious Javascript code leading to Cross-Site Scripting attacks when unfiltered_html…
MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 0.57%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.57%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Malware Scanner WordPress plugin before 4.5.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, leading to malicious users with administrator privileges to store malicious Javascript code leading to Cross-Site Scripting attacks when unfiltered_html is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
- 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
- 0.57% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- miniorange/malware scanner
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/62fb399d-3327-45d0-b10f-769d2d164903Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/62fb399d-3327-45d0-b10f-769d2d164903Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.