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medium 4.8

CVE-2022-2407 json

WP phpMyAdmin < 5.2.0.4 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-34670

cvss
4.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The WP phpMyAdmin WordPress plugin before 5.2.0.4 does not escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Patch / fix

  • puvox wp_phpmyadmin 5.2.0.4

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Exploit prediction

0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5be611e8-5b7a-4579-9757-45a4c94a53ca 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

Affected products

  • Unknown WP phpMyAdmin

Classification

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

Sources

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