CVE-2022-0252: The GiveWP WordPress plugin before 2.17.3 does not escape the json parameter before outputting it back in an attribute in the Import admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

medium Affects givewp (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-02-21; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The GiveWP WordPress plugin before 2.17.3 does not escape the json parameter before outputting it back in an attribute in the Import admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Package: givewp (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.17.3
Fixed in: 2.17.3
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (58.6th percentile)
Published: 2022-02-21
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

NVD record givewp (WordPress plugin) advisories

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