CVE-2022-2658: WP Spell Check < 9.13 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-01-16 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The WP Spell Check WordPress plugin before 9.13 does not escape ignored words, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Affected products

WP Spell Check: before 9.13 — fixed in 9.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WP Spell Check 9.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e72fa040-3ca5-4570-9a3c-c704574b1ca3
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e72fa040-3ca5-4570-9a3c-c704574b1ca3

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