# CVE-2022-0201: Permalink Manager < 2.2.15 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

> Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in Permalink Manager allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts via unsanitized query parameters in the debug page.

- **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 Feb 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8pm6-f5wq-7x35

## What is CVE-2022-0201?

CVE-2022-0201 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Maciej Bis Permalink Manager Lite, published on 14 Feb 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 Permalink Manager Lite WordPress plugin before 2.2.15 and Permalink Manager Pro WordPress plugin before 2.2.15 do not sanitise and escape query parameters before outputting them back in the debug page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0201?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Permalink Manager Lite Project Permalink Manager Lite, Permalink Manager Project Permalink Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0201?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0201 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0201 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-0201 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Permalink Manager <2.2.15 - Cross-Site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-0201.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Maciej Bis Permalink Manager Lite

- [CVE-2022-4021](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4021/): Permalink Manager Lite <= 2.2.20.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-24769](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24769/): Permalink Manager Lite < 2.2.13.1 - Admin+ SQL Injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-37257](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37257/): WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.4.3.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-29092](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29092/): WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.4.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2022-41781](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41781/): WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.2.20 - Broken Access Control vulnerability (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0201 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0201 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Maciej Bis Permalink Manager Lite, published on 14 Feb 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-2022-0201 exists.

Affected product: Maciej Bis Permalink Manager Lite. 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-2022-0201/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0201/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0201
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0201
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0201

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0201/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.