CVE-2022-42462 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-42462: WordPress IP Blacklist Cloud Plugin <= 5.00 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Adeel Ahmed

Product IP Blacklist Cloud

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published January 17, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adeel Ahmed's IP Blacklist Cloud plugin <= 5.00 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

IP Blacklist Cloud versions up to 5.00 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a crafted link—and can affect other users' sessions. The impact is limited to low-severity data exposure and modification.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with the affected page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators could be tricked into executing scripts that compromise other admin sessions or modify site data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must be an authenticated administrator; victim must click a malicious link or visit a crafted page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 17, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42462 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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