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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-2716
CVE-2022-2716:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Beaver Builder – WordPress Page Builder plugin was found to contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability via the 'Text Editor' block in versions prior to the patched version. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by researcher Zhouyuan Yang (NVD, Wordfence).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 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 vulnerability is classified as CWE-79, which refers to Cross-Site Scripting (Wordfence).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an authenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts through the Text Editor block, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary JavaScript code in users' browsers who view the affected content.
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to update to the latest patched version of the Beaver Builder plugin to remediate this vulnerability. The fix has been implemented in subsequent releases of the plugin (WP Beaver).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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