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CVE-2022-43500 — Gutenberg [gutenberg] < 14.3.1

CVE Vulnerability Type Severity Affected Fixed in Published Status
CVE-2022-43500 Gutenberg [gutenberg] < 14.3.1 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Medium 6.1 < 14.3.1 14.3.1 2022-10-18

CVE-2022-43500

The Gutenberg plugin before version 14.3.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability caused by inadequate escaping of user-supplied input in several block components, including the RSS widget, Search Block, Featured Image Block, RSS Block, and Navigation Block. Authenticated users with block editor access could exploit this flaw to inject malicious scripts that execute when the page is viewed. The vulnerability affects WordPress Core up to version 6.0.3 as well.

Based on public CVE data (MITRE/NVD).

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