CVE-2022-3830 (GCVE-0-2022-3830)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-05 16:50 – Updated: 2025-04-24 13:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WP Page Builder <= 1.2.8 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site
Summary
The WP Page Builder WordPress plugin through 1.2.8 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-24 13:22 UTC
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/98b2321d-fb66-4e… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Page Builder |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.2.8
(custom)
|
guessed |
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