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CVE-2022-2186

MEDIUM 4.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
July 17, 2022
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Simple Post Notes WordPress plugin before 1.7.6 does not sanitise and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

Affected WordPress components

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown Simple Post Notes — From 1.7.6 (including) to 1.7.6 (excluding)
  • bracketspace simple_post_notes — Before 1.7.6

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b766103a-7f91-4d91-9f9c-bff4bfd53f57 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record