CVE-2022-3144 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2022-3144 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 23/09/2022 | CVE Updated: 03/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2022
Source: Wordfence | Vendor: mmaunder | Product: Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2022-3144 Description

The Wordfence Security – Firewall & 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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 4.4 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ( Cross-site Scripting )
Source: mmaunder

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).