CVE-2022-0446

MEDIUM

Published Aug 22, 20223y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

4.8 CVSS 3.1

Medium

Published Aug 22, 2022 3y ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The Simple Banner WordPress plugin before 2.12.0 does not properly sanitize its "Simple Banner Text" Settings allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

CVSS Details

Base Score

4.8

Exploitability

1.7

Impact

2.7

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

User Interaction Required

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

Availability None

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

Affected Products 1

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
simple_banner_project	simple_banner	*	<2.12.0

References 1

wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3fc7986e-3b38-4e16-9516-2ae00bc7a581

Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.