# CVE-2022-0165: Page Builder KingComposer <= 2.9.6 - Open Redirect

> An attacker can redirect users to malicious sites via the unvalidated id parameter in the kc_get_thumbn AJAX action.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hc34-ff73-68v9

## What is CVE-2022-0165?

CVE-2022-0165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Page Builder: KingComposer – Free Drag and Drop page builder by King-Theme, published on 14 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Page Builder KingComposer WordPress plugin through 2.9.6 does not validate the id parameter before redirecting the user to it via the kc_get_thumbn AJAX action available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users

Weakness: CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0165?

It affects 1 product.


Products: King-Theme Kingcomposer.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0165?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0165 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0165 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Page Builder KingComposer <=2.9.6 - Open Redirect (github_poc): https://github.com/Cappricio-Securities/CVE-2022-0165
- WordPress Page Builder KingComposer <=2.9.6 - Open Redirect (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0165.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Page Builder: KingComposer – Free Drag and Drop page builder by King-Theme

- [CVE-2020-15299](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15299/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2019-9910](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9910/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2021-25048](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25048/): KingComposer <= 2.9.6 - Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0165 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Page Builder: KingComposer – Free Drag and Drop page builder by King-Theme, published on 14 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0165 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Page Builder: KingComposer – Free Drag and Drop page builder by King-Theme. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0165/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0165/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0165
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0165
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0165

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0165/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.