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CVE-2022-3855 is a security vulnerability affecting the WordPress plugin '404 to Start' through version 1.6.1. The vulnerability was discovered by researcher zhangyunpei and was publicly disclosed on December 15, 2022. The issue stems from improper sanitization and escaping of plugin settings (WPScan).
The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, identified as CWE-79. It has been assigned a CVSS score of 3.4 (low severity). The vulnerability exists due to the plugin's failure to properly sanitize and escape certain settings, potentially allowing privileged users to perform Stored XSS attacks, even in environments where the unfiltered_html capability is disabled, such as in multisite setups (WPScan).
The vulnerability allows high-privilege users such as administrators to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. This is particularly significant in multisite WordPress installations where even administrators typically have restrictions on using unfiltered HTML (WPScan).
As of the vulnerability disclosure, there is no known fix available for this security issue. Users of the '404 to Start' plugin version 1.6.1 and earlier should consider this security risk when deciding whether to continue using the plugin (WPScan).
Source: This report was generated using AI
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