CVE-2022-38055

WordPress wpForo Forum plugin <= 2.0.9 - Auth. HTML Injection vulnerability

Severity Score

5.4

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in gVectors Team wpForo Forum allows Content Spoofing.This issue affects wpForo Forum: from n/a through 2.0.9.

Neutralización inadecuada de etiquetas HTML relacionadas con scripts en una vulnerabilidad de página web (XSS básico) en gVectors Team wpForo Forum permite la suplantación de contenido. Este problema afecta a wpForo Forum: desde n/a hasta 2.0.9.

The wpForo Forum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to HTML Injection in versions up to, and including, 2.0.9. This is due to insufficient escaping and sanitization of user supplied input. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above to inject HTML content on pages.

*Credits: Ananda Dhakal (Patchstack)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-09-27 CVE Reserved
2022-12-07 CVE Published
2024-06-25 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-80: Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

CAPEC

CAPEC-148: Content Spoofing

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpforo/wordpress-wpforo-forum-plugin-2-0-9-auth-html-injection-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

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
Gvectors Search vendor "Gvectors"		Wpforo Forum Search vendor "Gvectors" for product "Wpforo Forum"				< 2.1.0 Search vendor "Gvectors" for product "Wpforo Forum" and version " < 2.1.0"		wordpress		Affected