CVE-2022-1889 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Newsletter WordPress plugin prior to version 7.4.6. This flaw allows high-privilege users to inject malicious scripts into the 'preheader_text' setting due to insufficient input sanitization, even when unfiltered HTML is generally disallowed. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.8 (MEDIUM), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring high privileges and user interaction, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:thenewsletterplugin:newsletter:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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