vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wordfence: CVE-2022-3144: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Sep 6, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 6, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jul 10, 2025
Description
The Wordfence Security – Firewall and Malware Scan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to and including 7.6.0 via a setting on the options page due to insufficient escaping on the stored value. This makes it possible for authenticated users, with administrative privileges, to inject malicious web scripts into the setting that executes whenever a user accesses a page displaying the affected setting on sites running a vulnerable version.
Solution
wordfence-plugin-cve-2022-3144
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