CVE-2022-1028

WordPress Security < 4.2.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity Score

4.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The WordPress Security Firewall, Malware Scanner, Secure Login and Backup plugin before 4.2.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, leading to malicious users with administrator privileges to store malicious Javascript code leading to Cross-Site Scripting attacks when unfiltered_html is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

El plugin Security Firewall, Malware Scanner, Secure Login y Backup de WordPress versiones anteriores a 4.2.1, no sanea y escapa de algunas de sus configuraciones, lo que conlleva a que usuarios maliciosos con privilegios de administrador almacenen código Javascript malicioso que conduce a ataques de tipo Cross-Site Scripting cuando unfiltered_html no está permitido (por ejemplo en una configuración multisitio)

*Credits: Niraj Mahajan

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-03-18 CVE Reserved
2022-06-06 CVE Published
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-08-02 First Exploit
2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/16fc08ec-8476-4f3c-93ea-6a51ed880dd5	2024-08-02

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Miniorange Search vendor "Miniorange"		Wordpress Security Search vendor "Miniorange" for product "Wordpress Security"				< 4.2.1 Search vendor "Miniorange" for product "Wordpress Security" and version " < 4.2.1"		wordpress		Affected