CVE-2022-0535: E2Pdf < 1.16.45 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 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 E2Pdf WordPress plugin before 1.16.45 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Affected products

e2pdf: before 1.16.45 — fixed in 1.16.45

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: e2pdf 1.16.45. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2675049/e2pdf
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a4162e96-a3c5-4f38-a60b-aa3ed9508985
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2675049/e2pdf
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a4162e96-a3c5-4f38-a60b-aa3ed9508985

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