TI-2022-02345 Aliases CVE-2022-2538 GHSA-4mf2-h833-wrvr

WP Hide & Security Enhancer < 1.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

LOW 28CWE-79Published 2022-08-29 · Updated 2024-08-03

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 Hide & Security Enhancer WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not escape a parameter before outputting it back in an attribute of a backend page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00681 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed WP Hide & Security Enhancer (Unknown): 1.8

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	WP Hide & Security Enhancer	1.8 to before 1.8	1.8	Patch available	CNA

WP Hide & Security Enhancer VendorUnknown Affected 1.8 to before 1.8 Fixed in 1.8 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:nsp-code:wp_hide_\&_security_enhancer::::::wordpress::*	before 1.8	Vulnerable	nsp-code

cpe:2.3:a:nsp-code:wp_hide_\&_security_enhancer:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.8 Vulnerable ·nsp-code

Remediation

Fix · CNA WP Hide & Security Enhancer (Unknown) Fixed in 1.8

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2538
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4mf2-h833-wrvr

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/afa1e159-30bc-42d2-b3f8-8c868b113d3e

Sources

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