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CVE-2022-3096: WP Total Hacks <= 4.7.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Options Update to Stored XSS

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 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: 2022-10-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The WP Total Hacks WordPress plugin through 4.7.2 does not prevent low privilege users from modifying the plugin's settings. This could allow users such as subscribers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against other users, like administrators, due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping as well.

Affected products

• WP Total Hacks: through 4.7.2

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/46996537-a874-4b2e-9cd7-7d0832f9704d
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/46996537-a874-4b2e-9cd7-7d0832f9704d

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