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WordPress.Plugin.Visual.Composer.Website.Builder.TextEditor.XSS

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This indicates an attack attempt to exploit a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Visual Composer Website Builder plugin for WordPress.
The vulnerability is due to insufficient sanitizing of user supplied inputs in the application while handling maliciously crafted requests. A remote attacker may be able to exploit this to execute arbitrary script code.

affected-products-logoAffected Products

Visual Composer Website Builder Plugin 45.0 and below

Impact logoImpact

System Compromise: Remote attackers can execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected site.

recomended-action-logoRecommended Actions

Apply the most recent upgrade or patch from the vendor.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/visualcomposer

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Coverage

IPS (Regular DB)
IPS (Extended DB)

Version Updates

Date Version Detail
2022-09-12 22.389 Default_action:pass:drop
2022-09-01 22.385

References

https://wordpress.org/plugins/visualcomposer/ https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2430 https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2516
ID 52074
Created Aug 31, 2022
Updated Sep 27, 2023
Risk black-background-circle-icon black-background-circle-icon black-background-circle-icon lightgray-background-circle-icon lightgray-background-circle-icon
CVE ID CVE-2022-2430 CVE-2022-2516
Exploit Prediction Score 0.05%
Default Action drop
Active
Affected OS All
Affected App PHP_app