CVE-2022-3144
low-risk
Published 2022-09-23
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.38% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.4/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (1)
Wordfence Security
Affected Vendors
References (8)
Release Notes
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/#developers
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-3144
Release Notes
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/#developers
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-3144
20
/ 100
low-risk
Severity
14/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal