CVE-2022-40968 (GCVE-0-2022-40968)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-04 22:03 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:07
VLAI?
Title
WordPress 2kb Amazon Affiliates Store Plugin <= 2.1.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Summary
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in 2kb Amazon Affiliates Store plugin <=2.1.5 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 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
2kblater 2kb Amazon Affiliates Store Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.1.5 (custom)
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Date Public ?
2022-10-24 20:58
Credits
ptsfence (Patchstack Alliance)
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