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Microsoft Advertising Universal Event Tracking (UET) vulnerabilities
Microsoft Advertising Universal Event Tracking (UET) has 1 known vulnerability in this database. The most recent published record is dated 1 Aug 2022.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 1
- Active installs
- 4,000+
- Latest version
- 1.0.8
- Last updated
- 27 Jan 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-2022-2170 | Medium 4.8 | Before 1.0.4 | Fixed in 1.0.4 | 1 Aug 2022 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2022-2170, 1 Aug 2022
- The Microsoft Advertising Universal Event Tracking (UET) WordPress plugin before 1.0.4 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. Due to the nature of this plugin, well crafted XSS can also leak into the frontpage. CVE record
What to do if you run Microsoft Advertising Universal Event Tracking (UET)
If you run Microsoft Advertising Universal Event Tracking (UET), 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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