CVE-2022-4260: The WP-Ban WordPress plugin before 1.69.1 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 even wh

medium Affects wp-ban (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.2, updated 2026-10-29; published 2023-01-02; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The WP-Ban WordPress plugin before 1.69.1 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 even wh

Package: wp-ban (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.69.1
Fixed in: 1.69.1
Severity: medium CVSS 4.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (58.4th percentile)
Published: 2023-01-02
Source: nvd

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