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CVE-2022-1156: The Books & Papers WordPress plugin through 0.20210223 does not escape its Custom DB prefix settings, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_htm

medium Affects books-\&-papers (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Books & Papers WordPress plugin through 0.20210223 does not escape its Custom DB prefix settings, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_htm

Package
books-\&-papers (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=0.20210223
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (48.5th percentile)
Published
2022-04-25
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordbooks-\&-papers (WordPress plugin) advisories

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