CVE-2022-1250: The LifterLMS PayPal WordPress plugin before 1.4.0 does not sanitise and escape some parameters from the payment confirmation page before outputting them back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross

medium Affects lifterlms (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-05-02; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The LifterLMS PayPal WordPress plugin before 1.4.0 does not sanitise and escape some parameters from the payment confirmation page before outputting them back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross

Package: lifterlms (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.4.0
Fixed in: 1.4.0
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (61.1th percentile)
Published: 2022-05-02
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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