CVE-2022-2169: The Loading Page with Loading Screen WordPress plugin before 1.0.83 does not escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfi

medium Affects loading-page-with-loading-screen (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.3, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The Loading Page with Loading Screen WordPress plugin before 1.0.83 does not escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfi

Package
loading-page-with-loading-screen (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.0.83
Fixed in
1.0.83
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (48.0th percentile)
Published
2022-07-17
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
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