vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: advanced-database-cleaner: CVE-2022-2173: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 27, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 27, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Advanced Database Cleaner WordPress plugin before 3.1.1 does not escape numerous generated URLs before outputting them back in href attributes of admin dashboard pages, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Solution
advanced-database-cleaner-plugin-cve-2022-2173
References
Rapid7 Labs
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