The WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan WordPress plugin before 8.9.6 does not sanitise the $url variable before using it in an attribute in the Activity tab in the plugins dashboard, leading to an unauthenticated stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.
CVE-2022-0429 is a high severity with CVSS 7.2 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan. It affects Versions up to 8.9.5.2 and is fixed in 8.9.6.
CVE-2022-0429 is tracked for the Plugin WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan as high severity with CVSS 7.2. The affected range is Versions up to 8.9.5.2. Update WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan to 8.9.6 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
wp-cerber
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2022-0429 |
| Patched Versions |
8.9.6
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 8.9.5.2
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
WP Cerber Security < 8.9.3 - Multifactor Bypass
WP Cerber Security <= 9.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan < 2.7 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting
WP Cerber Security <= 9.4 - IP Protection Bypass
WP Cerber Security <= 9.3.2 - User Enumeration Bypass via REST API
WP Cerber Security <= 9.0 - User Enumeration Bypass
WP Cerber < 8.9.3 - Access Bypass Control
WP Cerber Security <= 9.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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