CVE-2022-27852 (GCVE-0-2022-27852)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-15 16:24 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:07
VLAI
Title
WordPress KB Support plugin <= 1.5.5 - Multiple Unauth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in KB Support (WordPress plugin) <= 1.5.5 versions.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
WPChill Media Labs L.L.C KB Support Affected: n/a , ≤ 1.5.5 (custom)
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Date Public
2022-04-14 21:00
Credits
Ngo Van Thien (Patchstack Alliance)
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