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CVE-2022-40694: WordPress News Announcement Scroll plugin <= 8.8.8 - Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-11-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in News Announcement Scroll plugin <= 8.8.8 on WordPress.

Affected products

• StoreApps News Announcement Scroll (WordPress plugin): through 8.8.8

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/news-announcement-scroll/wordpress-news-announcement-scroll-plugin-8-8-8-auth-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/news-announcement-scroll/wordpress-news-announcement-scroll-plugin-8-8-8-auth-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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