CVE-2022-4260

The WP-Ban WordPress plugin before 1.69.1 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/d0cf24be-df87-4e1f-aae7-e9684c88e7db	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d0cf24be-df87-4e1f-aae7-e9684c88e7db	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wp-ban_project:wp-ban:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:34

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d0cf24be-df87-4e1f-aae7-e9684c88e7db - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d0cf24be-df87-4e1f-aae7-e9684c88e7db - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Summary		(es) El complemento WP-Ban de WordPress anterior a 1.69.1 no sanitiza ni escapa a algunas de sus configuraciones, lo que podría permitir a usuarios con privilegios elevados, como el administrador, realizar cross-site scripting almacenado incluso cuando la capacidad unfiltered_html no está permitida (por ejemplo, en la configuración de múltiples sitios).

07 Nov 2023, 03:57

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

Information

Published : 2023-01-02 22:15

Updated : 2025-04-10 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-4260

Mitre link : CVE-2022-4260

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-4260

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wp-ban_project

wp-ban

CWE

No CWE.

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