CVE-2022-2173

Advanced Database Cleaner <= 3.1.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

mediumImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

6.1

CVSS Score

6.1

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

3.1.1

Patched in

575d

Time to patch

Description

The Advanced Database Cleaner WordPress plugin before 3.1.1 does not escape numerous generated URLs before outputting them back in href attributes of admin dashboard pages, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=3.1.0

PublishedJune 27, 2022

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginadvanced-database-cleaner

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/887ca432-5412-401c-8d4e-52dcb511e5ba?source=api-prod

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