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CVE-2022-38055 (GCVE-0-2022-38055)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-21 15:52 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:07
VLAI
Title
WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.9 - Auth. HTML Injection vulnerability
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in gVectors Team wpForo Forum allows Content Spoofing.This issue affects wpForo Forum: from n/a through 2.0.9.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-06-22 16:35 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-80 - Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
gVectors Team wpForo Forum Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.0.9 (custom)
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