fkie_cve-2022-3408
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2022-10-31 16:15
Modified
2025-05-06 21:15
Severity ?
4.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
The WP Word Count WordPress plugin through 3.2.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/395bc893-2067-4f76-b49f-9ed8e1e8f330Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/395bc893-2067-4f76-b49f-9ed8e1e8f330Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
redlettuce wp_word_count *


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              "versionEndIncluding": "3.2.3",
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The WP Word Count WordPress plugin through 3.2.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed."
    },
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      "value": "El complemento WP Word Count WordPress hasta la versi\u00f3n 3.2.3 no sanitiza y escapa a algunas de sus configuraciones, lo que podr\u00eda permitir a usuarios con altos privilegios, como el administrador, realizar ataques de Cross-Site Scripting incluso cuando unfiltered_html no est\u00e1 permitido."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2022-3408",
  "lastModified": "2025-05-06T21:15:53.870",
  "metrics": {
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 4.8,
          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
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        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
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  "published": "2022-10-31T16:15:11.523",
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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          "value": "CWE-79"
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  ]
}


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