CVE-2022-2398: The WordPress Comments Fields WordPress plugin before 4.1 does not escape Field Error Message, which could allow high-privileged users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html

medium Affects wordpress-comments-fields (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-08-08; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The WordPress Comments Fields WordPress plugin before 4.1 does not escape Field Error Message, which could allow high-privileged users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html

Package: wordpress-comments-fields (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <4.1
Fixed in: 4.1
Severity: medium CVSS 4.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (49.7th percentile)
Published: 2022-08-08
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

NVD record wordpress-comments-fields (WordPress plugin) advisories

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