Medium severity6.4NVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-2515
CVE-2022-2515
Description
The Simple Banner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the pro_version_activation_code parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.11.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, including those without administrative capabilities when access is granted to those users, to inject arbitrary web scripts in page that will execute whenever a user role having access to "Simple Banner" accesses the plugin's settings.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:simple_banner_project:simple_banner:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*Range: <2.12.0
Patches
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References
4- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetnvdPatch
- gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/6aa9e730c1d030a5ee9f9d1eae6fbd5envdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3bb9520d-e679-4e8a-ae3c-8207f17d45a2nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/nvdThird Party Advisory
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