CVE-2022-0663: Print, PDF, Email by PrintFriendly < 5.2.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-06-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Print, PDF, Email by PrintFriendly WordPress plugin before 5.2.3 does not sanitise and escape the Custom Button Text settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Affected products

Print, PDF, Email by PrintFriendly: before 5.2.3 — fixed in 5.2.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Print, PDF, Email by PrintFriendly 5.2.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b586b217-f91e-42d3-81f1-cc3ee3a4b01e
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b586b217-f91e-42d3-81f1-cc3ee3a4b01e

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