vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-cerber: CVE-2022-0429: 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) | Feb 14, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Feb 14, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam and Malware Scan WordPress plugin before 8.9.6 does not sanitise the $url variable before using it in an attribute in the Activity tab in the plugins dashboard, leading to an unauthenticated stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.
Solution
wp-cerber-plugin-cve-2022-0429
References
Rapid7 Labs
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