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Advanced WordPress Reset vulnerabilities
Advanced WordPress Reset has 1 known vulnerability in this database. The most recent published record is dated 1 Aug 2022.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 1
- Active installs
- 10,000+
- Latest version
- 2.0.7
- Last updated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Most recent
- 1 Aug 2022
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2022-2181 | Medium 6.1 | Before 1.6 | Fixed in 1.6 | 1 Aug 2022 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2022-2181, 1 Aug 2022
- The Advanced WordPress Reset WordPress plugin before 1.6 does not escape some generated URLs before outputting them back in href attributes of admin dashboard pages, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVE record
What to do if you run Advanced WordPress Reset
If you run Advanced WordPress Reset, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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