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CVE-2022-0429: The WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan WordPress plugin before 8.9.6 does not sanitise the $url variable before using it in an attribute in the Activity tab in the plugins dashboard, leading

medium Affects wp-cerber-security\,-anti-spam-\&-malware-scan (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan WordPress plugin before 8.9.6 does not sanitise the $url variable before using it in an attribute in the Activity tab in the plugins dashboard, leading

Package
wp-cerber-security\,-anti-spam-\&-malware-scan (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<8.9.6
Fixed in
8.9.6
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (71.1th percentile)
Published
2022-03-07
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordwp-cerber-security\,-anti-spam-\&-malware-scan (WordPress plugin) advisories

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