CVE-2022-0535: The E2Pdf WordPress plugin before 1.16.45 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_htm

medium Affects e2pdf (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-03-07; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The E2Pdf WordPress plugin before 1.16.45 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_htm

Package: e2pdf (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.16.45
Fixed in: 1.16.45
Severity: medium CVSS 4.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (69.6th percentile)
Published: 2022-03-07
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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