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TI-2022-00353 Aliases CVE-2022-0429GHSA-3hgw-3p93-22w3

WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan < 8.9.6 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
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 WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan WordPress plugin before 8.9.6 does not sanitise the $url variable before using it in an attribute in the Activity tab in the plugins dashboard, leading to an unauthenticated stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01336 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan (Unknown): 8.9.6

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownWP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan8.9.6 to before 8.9.68.9.6Patch availableCNA
  • WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan VendorUnknown Affected 8.9.6 to before 8.9.6 Fixed in 8.9.6 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cerber:wp_cerber_security\,_anti-spam_\&_malware_scan:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 8.9.6VulnerableCerber
  • cpe:2.3:a:cerber:wp_cerber_security\,_anti-spam_\&_malware_scan:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 8.9.6 Vulnerable ·Cerber

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan (Unknown) Fixed in 8.9.6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0429
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3hgw-3p93-22w3

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2022-04040 WP Cerber < 9.3.3 - User Enumeration Bypass via Rest API CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2022-04309 WP Cerber Security <= 9.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2022-02719 WP Cerber Security <= 9.0 - User Enumeration Bypass CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3

Sources

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