CVE-2022-1542 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2022-1542

HPB Dashboard <= 1.3.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting

Vulnerability Description

The HPB Dashboard WordPress plugin through 1.3.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Vinay Varma Mudunuri
  • Krishna Harsha Kondaveeti

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

hpb Dashboard
Vulnerable Versions:
1.3.1

Timeline

Official Publish: May 30th, 2022
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)