CVE-2022-3144 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan plugin for WordPress, specifically versions up to and including 7.6.0. The vulnerability allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious web scripts into a setting on the options page due to insufficient input sanitization. With a CVSS score of 4.8 (Medium), this vulnerability requires high privileges and user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wordfence:wordfence_security:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.