CVE-2022-0626: Advanced Admin Search < 1.1.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-06-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Advanced Admin Search WordPress plugin before 1.1.6 does not sanitize and escape some parameters before outputting them back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.

Affected products

Advanced Admin Search: before 1.1.6 — fixed in 1.1.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Advanced Admin Search 1.1.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d72164e2-8449-4fb1-aad3-bfa86d645e47
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d72164e2-8449-4fb1-aad3-bfa86d645e47

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