cve/2023/CVE-2023-4022.md

### [CVE-2023-4022](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-4022)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Herd%20Effects&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=0%3C%205.2.3%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-Site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The Herd Effects WordPress plugin before 5.2.3 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/c4ac0b19-58b1-4620-b3b7-fbe6dd6c8dd5

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