CVE-2022-3833

The Fancier Author Box by ThematoSoup WordPress plugin through 1.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/41096d40-83d4-40b4-9632-afef51e8b00e	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/41096d40-83d4-40b4-9632-afef51e8b00e	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:thematosoup:fancier_author_box:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:20

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/41096d40-83d4-40b4-9632-afef51e8b00e - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/41096d40-83d4-40b4-9632-afef51e8b00e - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

07 Nov 2023, 03:51

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-79~~

Information

Published : 2022-11-28 14:15

Updated : 2025-04-25 18:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-3833

Mitre link : CVE-2022-3833

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-3833

JSON object : View

Products Affected

thematosoup

fancier_author_box

CWE

No CWE.

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