CVE-2022-0953 json
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall < 4.20.96 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
published 2022-04-25 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-15965
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.1%
- EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall WordPress plugin before 4.20.96 does not sanitise and escape the QUERY_STRING before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in browsers which do not encode characters
Patch / fix
- download_anti-malware_security_and_brute-force_firewall_project download_anti-malware_security_and_brute-force_firewall 4.20.96
Exploit prediction
3.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/29ab3c7b-58e0-4a72-b7b4-ab12a6d54f5a referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/29ab3c7b-58e0-4a72-b7b4-ab12a6d54f5a
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-0953
- NVD CVE-2022-0953
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