CVE-2022-40963 (GCVE-0-2022-40963)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-18 22:19 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:07
VLAI
Title
WordPress WP Page Builder plugin <= 1.2.6 - Multiple Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple Auth. (author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in WP Page Builder plugin <= 1.2.6 on WordPress.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Themeum WP Page Builder (WordPress plugin) Affected: <= 1.2.6 , ≤ 1.2.6 (custom)
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Date Public
2022-10-21 00:00
Credits
Vulnerability discovered by Ngo Van Thien (Patchstack Alliance)
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