Medium severity4.4NVD Advisory· Published Sep 23, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-3144
CVE-2022-3144
Description
The Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to and including 7.6.0 via a setting on the options page due to insufficient escaping on the stored value. This makes it possible for authenticated users, with administrative privileges, to inject malicious web scripts into the setting that executes whenever a user accesses a page displaying the affected setting on sites running a vulnerable version.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:wordfence:wordfence_security:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*Range: <=7.6.0
- Range: <=7.6.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/nvdThird Party Advisory
- wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/nvdRelease Notes
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/833eb481-4fb4-432e-8e93-3f497ccbf1ebnvd
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