VulnerabilityModified
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…
MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 0.56%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.56%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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 3.1
- 4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.56% probability · 45th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- highlight focus project/highlight focus
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b583de48-1332-4984-8c0c-a7ed4a2397cdExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b583de48-1332-4984-8c0c-a7ed4a2397cdExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.