vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: books-papers: CVE-2022-1156: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Apr 13, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 29, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Apr 13, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 29, 2026
Description
The Books and Papers WordPress plugin through 0.20210223 does not escape its Custom DB prefix settings, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Solution
books-papers-plugin-cve-2022-1156
References
Rapid7 Labs
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