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CVE-2022-29442: Private Messages For WordPress <= 2.1.10 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 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: none known
• Published: 2022-06-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Authenticated (subscriber or higher user role) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Messages For WordPress <= 2.1.10 at WordPress.

Affected products

• Rilwis Private Messages For WordPress (WordPress plugin): through 2.1.10

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/private-messages-for-wordpress/wordpress-private-messages-for-wordpress-plugin-2-1-10-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/private-messages-for-wordpress/
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/private-messages-for-wordpress/wordpress-private-messages-for-wordpress-plugin-2-1-10-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/private-messages-for-wordpress/

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