CVE-2022-1951: The core plugin for kitestudio WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before outputting them back in a response of an AJAX action, available to both unauthenticated

medium Affects core-plugin-for-kitestudio-themes (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The core plugin for kitestudio WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before outputting them back in a response of an AJAX action, available to both unauthenticated

Package
core-plugin-for-kitestudio-themes (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.3.1
Fixed in
2.3.1
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (55.9th percentile)
Published
2022-07-11
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordcore-plugin-for-kitestudio-themes (WordPress plugin) advisories

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