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CVE-2022-3144 — Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security [wordfence] < 7.6.1

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2022-3144 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security [wordfence] < 7.6.1 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 4.8 < 7.6.1 7.6.1 2022-09-06

CVE-2022-3144

The Wordfence Security plugin through version 7.6.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting flaw in an options page setting caused by inadequate output escaping. An authenticated administrator could inject malicious scripts into this setting, which would then execute for any user viewing pages that display the affected option on vulnerable installations. The vulnerability was corrected in version 7.6.1.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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