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CVE-2022-45082 (GCVE-0-2022-45082)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-18 21:59 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:07
VLAI
Title
WordPress Accordions plugin <= 2.0.3 - Multiple Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Accordions plugin <= 2.0.3 on WordPress via &addons-style-name and &accordions_or_faqs_license_key.
Severity
3.4 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Biplob Adhikari Accordions – Multiple Accordions or FAQs Builder (WordPress plugin) Affected: <= 2.0.3 , ≤ 2.0.3 (custom)
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Date Public
2022-09-29 00:00
Credits
Vulnerability discovered by Vlad Vector (Patchstack)
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