CVE-2022-29418: WordPress Night Mode plugin <= 1.0.0 - Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

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: none known
Published: 2022-04-25 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Authenticated (admin user role) Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Mark Daniels Night Mode plugin <= 1.0.0 on WordPress via vulnerable parameters: &ntmode_page_setting[enable-me], &ntmode_page_setting[bg-color], &ntmode_page_setting[txt-color], &ntmode_page_setting[anc_color].

Affected products

Mark Daniels Night Mode (WordPress plugin): through 1.0.0

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/night-mode/wordpress-night-mode-plugin-1-0-0-authenticated-persistent-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
https://wordpress.org/plugins/night-mode/#developers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/night-mode/wordpress-night-mode-plugin-1-0-0-authenticated-persistent-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
https://wordpress.org/plugins/night-mode/#developers

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