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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-2516
CVE-2022-2516:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Visual Composer Website Builder plugin for WordPress was found to contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability (CVE-2022-2516) that could be exploited through the post/page 'Title' value. The vulnerability was discovered and reported in September 2022 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS Score of 6.4 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The weakness is categorized as CWE-79, which refers to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (Wordfence).
Impact
When exploited, this stored XSS vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into the page title, which would then be executed when other users view the affected pages. This could lead to unauthorized access to user data and potential manipulation of the website content.
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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