CVE-2022-3426 (GCVE-0-2022-3426)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-05 16:50 – Updated: 2025-04-24 13:21
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Advanced WP Columns <= 2.0.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
The Advanced WP Columns WordPress plugin through 2.0.6 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).
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bc90594e-1018-49… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Advanced WP Columns |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.0.6
(custom)
|
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