CVE-2022-4712 (GCVE-0-2022-4712)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-20 06:35 – Updated: 2025-02-05 19:06
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Summary
The WP Cerber Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting via the log parameter when logging in to the site in versions up to, and including, 9.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Severity ?
7.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
gioni WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan Affected: * , ≤ 9.1 (semver)
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Credits
Ramuel Gall
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