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CVE-2022-2516

MEDIUM 5.4 CVSS 3.1
Published
September 6, 2022
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-79
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

The Visual Composer Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the post/page 'Title' value in versions up to, and including, 45.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with access to the visual composer editor to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Affected products and versions

  • visualcomposer Visual Composer Website Builder, Landing Page Builder, Custom Theme Builder, Maintenance Mode & Coming Soon Pages — From 45.0 (including) to 45.0 (including)
  • visualcomposer visual_composer_website_builder — Up to and including 45.0

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2778808%40visualcomposer&new=2778808%40visualcomposer&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Patch, Third Party Advisory
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2516 Third Party Advisory
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record