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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-2050
CVE-2022-2050:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The WP-Paginate WordPress plugin before version 2.1.9 contains a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-2050. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on June 16, 2022, affecting the plugin's settings functionality (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from improper escaping of one of the plugin's settings, specifically in the Preset settings area. This security flaw is classified as CWE-79 and has been assigned a CVSS score of 2.6 (low severity). The vulnerability can be exploited when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed for high-privilege users (WPScan).
Impact
When successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows high-privilege users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. The stored XSS payload remains persistent in the plugin's settings and could potentially affect other administrative users accessing the affected pages (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in WP-Paginate version 2.1.9. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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