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CVE-2022-0429: WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan < 8.9.6 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% 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 WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan WordPress plugin before 8.9.6 does not sanitise the $url variable before using it in an attribute in the Activity tab in the plugins dashboard, leading to an unauthenticated stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.

Affected products

• gioni WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan: before 8.9.6 — fixed in 8.9.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: gioni WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan 8.9.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d1b6f438-f737-4b18-89cf-161238a7421b
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d1b6f438-f737-4b18-89cf-161238a7421b

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