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CVE-2022-29444: WordPress Breeze plugin <= 2.0.2 - Plugin Settings Change leading to 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: 2022-05-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Plugin Settings Change leading to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cloudways Breeze plugin <= 2.0.2 on WordPress allows users with a subscriber or higher user role to execute any of the wp_ajax_* actions in the class Breeze_Configuration which includes the ability to change any of the plugin's settings including CDN setting which could be further used for XSS attack.

Affected products

• Cloudways Breeze: before 2.0.3 — fixed in 2.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cloudways Breeze 2.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/breeze/wordpress-breeze-plugin-2-0-2-plugin-settings-change-leading-to-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/breeze/#developers
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/breeze/wordpress-breeze-plugin-2-0-2-plugin-settings-change-leading-to-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/breeze/#developers

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