CVE-2022-42462
WordPress IP Blacklist Cloud Plugin <= 5.00 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adeel Ahmed's IP Blacklist Cloud plugin <= 5.00 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress IP Blacklist Cloud Plugin <= 5.00 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adeel Ahmed's IP Blacklist Cloud plugin <= 5.00 versions.
- Record
CVE-2022-42462- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-45535
Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adeel Ahmed's IP Blacklist Cloud plugin <= 5.00 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2022-45535- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p89m-g5v5-4f9m
Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adeel Ahmed's IP Blacklist Cloud plugin ...
Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adeel Ahmed's IP Blacklist Cloud plugin <= 5.00 versions.
- Record
GHSA-p89m-g5v5-4f9m- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adeel Ahmed's IP Blacklist Cloud plugin <= 5.00 versions.
- Record
CVE-2022-42462- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-42462 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Ad33lx Ip Blacklist Cloud, published January 17, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.