CVE-2022-43458 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-43458: WordPress Advanced Floating Content Plugin <= 1.2.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Code Tides

Product Advanced Floating Content

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published April 16, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (contributor+) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Code Tides Advanced Floating Content plugin <= 1.2.1 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Advanced Floating Content versions up to 1.2.1 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected content. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect the integrity of displayed content across the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view the affected content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can deface content or steal session data from other site visitors viewing affected pages.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have low-level authenticated access and the victim must view a page containing the injected payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 16, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43458 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2022-43458

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 4.1 / MEDIUM

Affected versions