WordPress myCred plugin <= 2.9.7.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

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      "title": "WordPress myCred plugin <= 2.9.7.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability",
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          "value": "Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Saad Iqbal myCred mycred allows Stored XSS.This issue affects myCred: from n/a through <= 2.9.7.6.",
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