CVE-2022-2430 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Visual Composer Website Builder plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 45.0. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with editor access to inject malicious web scripts via the 'Text Block' feature due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), indicating a low-privileged attacker can execute scripts on a user's browser when they visit an affected page, potentially leading to information disclosure or defacement. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 45.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:visualcomposer:visual_composer_website_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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