CVE-2023-0282: The YourChannel WordPress plugin before 1.2.2 does not sanitize and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as Subscriber to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

medium Affects yourchannel (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2023-02-06; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The YourChannel WordPress plugin before 1.2.2 does not sanitize and escape some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as Subscriber to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Package: yourchannel (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <1.2.2
Fixed in: 1.2.2
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (43.4th percentile)
Published: 2023-02-06
Source: nvd

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