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CVE-2022-0422: White Label MS < 2.2.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-03-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The White Label CMS WordPress plugin before 2.2.9 does not sanitise and validate the wlcms[_login_custom_js] parameter before outputting it back in the response while previewing, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Affected products

• White Label CMS: before 2.2.9 — fixed in 2.2.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: White Label CMS 2.2.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2672615
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/429be4eb-8a6b-4531-9465-9ef0d35c12cc
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2672615
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/429be4eb-8a6b-4531-9465-9ef0d35c12cc

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