vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: woo-advance-search: CVE-2018-11486: 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) | May 30, 2018 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
May 30, 2018
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in the MULTIDOTS Advance Search for WooCommerce plugin 1.0.9 and earlier for WordPress. This plugin is vulnerable to a stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A non-authenticated user can save the plugin settings and inject malicious JavaScript code in the Custom CSS textarea field, which will be loaded on every site page.
Solution
woo-advance-search-plugin-cve-2018-11486
References
Rapid7 Labs
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