CVE-2022-3462: The Highlight Focus WordPress plugin through 1.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

medium Affects highlight-focus (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-11-07; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Highlight Focus WordPress plugin through 1.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Package: highlight-focus (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: =1.1
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 4.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (48.3th percentile)
Published: 2022-11-07
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

NVD record highlight-focus (WordPress plugin) advisories

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