# CVE-2022-4712: WP Cerber Security <= 9.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the login log parameter, leading to stored XSS execution for site users.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f54w-qppp-5xp8

## What is CVE-2022-4712?

CVE-2022-4712 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in gioni WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan, published on 20 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WP Cerber Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting via the log parameter when logging in to the site in versions up to, and including, 9.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4712?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cerber Wp Cerber Security\, Anti-Spam \& Malware Scan.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4712?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4712 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4712 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4712 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in gioni WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan

- [CVE-2022-0429](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0429/): WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan < 8.9.6 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2022-4417](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4417/): WP Cerber < 9.3.3 - User Enumeration Bypass via Rest API (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2022-2939](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2939/): WP Cerber Security <= 9.0 - User Enumeration Bypass (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4712 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4712 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in gioni WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan, published on 20 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4712 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: gioni WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4712/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4712/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4712
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4712
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4712

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4712/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.