CVE-2022-29432 (GCVE-0-2022-29432)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-05-20 20:48 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:07
VLAI
Title
WordPress wpDataTables plugin <= 2.1.27 - Multiple Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple Authenticated (administrator or higher user role) Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in TMS-Plugins wpDataTables plugin <= 2.1.27 on WordPress via &data-link-text, &data-link-url, &data, &data-shortcode, &data-star-num vulnerable parameters.
Severity
3.4 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-20 19:29 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
TMS-Plugins wpDataTables – Tables & Table Charts (WordPress plugin) Affected: <= 2.1.27 , ≤ 2.1.27 (custom)
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Date Public
2022-05-06 00:00
Credits
Vulnerability discovered by Ex.Mi (Patchstack)
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  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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