CVE-2022-4115: The Editorial Calendar WordPress plugin before 3.8.3 does not sanitise and escape its settings, allowing users with roles as low as contributor to inject arbitrary web scripts in the plugin admin pane

medium Affects editorial-calendar (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2023-06-27; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Editorial Calendar WordPress plugin before 3.8.3 does not sanitise and escape its settings, allowing users with roles as low as contributor to inject arbitrary web scripts in the plugin admin pane

Package: editorial-calendar (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=3.7.12
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (38.5th percentile)
Published: 2023-06-27
Source: nvd

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