CVE-2022-0165: The Page Builder KingComposer WordPress plugin through 2.9.6 does not validate the id parameter before redirecting the user to it via the kc_get_thumbn AJAX…

PriorityP341medium6.1CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUIRSCCLILAN

EXPLOIT

EPSS

4.28%

89.9th percentile

The Page Builder KingComposer WordPress plugin through 2.9.6 does not validate the id parameter before redirecting the user to it via the kc_get_thumbn AJAX action available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
king-theme	kingcomposer	<= 2.9.6	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.16.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvdv2.05.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

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