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medium 4.8

CVE-2022-0535 json

E2Pdf < 1.16.45 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-15660

cvss
4.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.3%
EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

The E2Pdf WordPress plugin before 1.16.45 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Patch / fix

  • e2pdf e2pdf 1.16.45

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Exploit prediction

1.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template WordPress E2Pdf <1.16.45 - Cross-Site Scripting nuclei detection template
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a4162e96-a3c5-4f38-a60b-aa3ed9508985 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Unknown E2Pdf – Export To Pdf Tool for WordPress

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
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References

Sources

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