CVE-2022-26375 (GCVE-0-2022-26375)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-17 17:03 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:07
VLAI
Title
WordPress AB Press Optimizer plugin <= 1.1.1 - Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Summary
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mammothology AB Press Optimizer plugin <= 1.1.1 on WordPress.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-20 19:22 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mammothology AB Press Optimizer (WordPress plugin) Affected: <= 1.1.1 , ≤ 1.1.1 (custom)
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Date Public
2022-10-12 00:00
Credits
Vulnerability discovered by ptsfence (Patchstack Alliance)
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