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CVE-2022-1156

Books & Papers <= 0.20210223 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 25, 2022 at 03:51 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBooks & Papers

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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

The Books & Papers WordPress plugin through 0.20210223 does not escape its Custom DB prefix settings, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Books & Papers· Books Papers Projectwordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 0.202102230.20210223

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/76ad4273-6bf4-41e9-99a8-bf6d634608ac

CVSS

4.8MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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