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CVE-2022-2538: The WP Hide & Security Enhancer WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not escape a parameter before outputting it back in an attribute of a backend page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

medium Affects wp-hide-\&-security-enhancer (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The WP Hide & Security Enhancer WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not escape a parameter before outputting it back in an attribute of a backend page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Package
wp-hide-\&-security-enhancer (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<1.8
Fixed in
1.8
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.1
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (52.3th percentile)
Published
2022-08-29
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordwp-hide-\&-security-enhancer (WordPress plugin) advisories

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