Headline
CVE-2022-40694: WordPress News Announcement Scroll plugin <= 8.8.8 - Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability - Patchstack
Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in News Announcement Scroll plugin <= 8.8.8 on WordPress.
Verified
Fixed
4.8
CVSS 3.1 score Medium severity
Report
Monitoring Not reported to be exploited
Vulnerable versions
<= 8.8.8
PSID
d151f2c44f33
Classification
Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
OWASP Top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Required privilege
Requires high role user authentication like admin.
Publicly disclosed
2022-11-17
Details
Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered by Mika (Patchstack Alliance) in the WordPress News Announcement Scroll plugin (versions <= 8.8.8).
Solution
Update the WordPress News Announcement Scroll plugin to the latest available version (at least 9.0.0).
References