CVE-2022-29442 (GCVE-0-2022-29442)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-06-15 15:38 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:07
VLAI
Title
Private Messages For WordPress <= 2.1.10 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Summary
Authenticated (subscriber or higher user role) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Messages For WordPress <= 2.1.10 at WordPress.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-20 19:28 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Rilwis Private Messages For WordPress (WordPress plugin) Affected: <= 2.1.10 , ≤ 2.1.10 (custom)
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Date Public
2022-05-26 00:00
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