CVE-2022-2340 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the W-DALIL WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to 2.0. This flaw allows high-privilege users, such as administrators, to inject malicious scripts due to insufficient sanitization and escaping of certain fields, particularly in environments where unfiltered_html is disallowed (e.g., multisite setups). The vulnerability carries 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:w-dalil_project:w-dalil:*:*:*:*:*: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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