CVE-2022-1990 Nested Pages < 3.1.21 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Nested Pages WordPress plugin, leading to stored XSS.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-1990?
CVE-2022-1990 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Nested Pages, published on 27 Jun 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Nested Pages WordPress plugin before 3.1.21 does not escape and sanitize the some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1990?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kylephillips Nested Pages.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1990?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1990 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2022-1990 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-1990 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Nested Pages
- CVE-2024-5943 Nested Pages <= 3.2.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Local File Inclusion
- CVE-2021-38342 Nested Pages <= 3.1.15 Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Post Deletion and Modification
- CVE-2023-49195 WordPress Nested Pages Plugin <= 3.2.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-8759 Nested Pages <= 3.2.8 - Editor+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2025-0718 Nested Pages < 3.2.13 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xqgh-cm65-m6gj.