VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-2186
The Simple Post Notes WordPress plugin before 1.7.6 does not sanitise and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 0.58%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.58%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Simple Post Notes WordPress plugin before 1.7.6 does not sanitise and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin 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
- 0.58% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- bracketspace/simple post notes
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b766103a-7f91-4d91-9f9c-bff4bfd53f57Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b766103a-7f91-4d91-9f9c-bff4bfd53f57Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.