cve/2022/CVE-2022-3462.md

### [CVE-2022-3462](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-3462)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Highlight%20Focus&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=1.1%3C%3D%201.1%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-Site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The Highlight Focus WordPress plugin through 1.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b583de48-1332-4984-8c0c-a7ed4a2397cd

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.