User Meta < 2.4.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The User Meta WordPress plugin before 2.4.3 does not sanitise and escape the Form Name, as well as Shared Field Labels before outputting them in the admin dashboard when editing a form, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00598 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin (Unknown): 2.4.3
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin | 2.4.3 to before 2.4.3 | 2.4.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin VendorUnknown Affected 2.4.3 to before 2.4.3 Fixed in 2.4.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:user-meta:user_meta_user_profile_builder_and_user_management:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.4.3 | Vulnerable | User Meta |
- cpe:2.3:a:user-meta:user_meta_user_profile_builder_and_user_management:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.4.3 Vulnerable ·User Meta
Remediation
- Fix · CNA User Meta – User Profile Builder and User management plugin (Unknown) Fixed in 2.4.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0376
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vw5x-4vp3-h26h
References
More User Meta User Profile Builder And User Management vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-00688 User Meta < 2.4.4 - Subscriber+ Local File Enumeration via Path Traversal CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-0376 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-0376 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vw5x-4vp3-h26h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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