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CVE-2022-3144: The Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to and including 7.6.0 via a setting on the options page due to insuff

medium Affects wordfence (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to and including 7.6.0 via a setting on the options page due to insuff

Package
wordfence (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<=7.6.0
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 4.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (57.6th percentile)
Published
2022-09-23
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordwordfence (WordPress plugin) advisories

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