WP Downgrade <= 1.2.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

4.8
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2022-1001
CVSS 4.8 (Medium)
Publicly Published March 22, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Taurus Omar

Description

The WP Downgrade WordPress plugin before 1.2.3 only perform client side validation of its "WordPress Target Version" settings, but does not sanitise and escape it server side, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

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Vulnerability Details for WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-downgrade (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.2.3, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 1.2.3
Patched Version
  • 1.2.3

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