cve/2022/CVE-2022-2186.md

### [CVE-2022-2186](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-2186)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Simple%20Post%20Notes&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=1.7.6%3C%201.7.6%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The Simple Post Notes WordPress plugin before 1.7.6 does not sanitise and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b766103a-7f91-4d91-9f9c-bff4bfd53f57

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