CVE-2022-0232 User Registration, Login & Landing Pages – LeadMagic <= 1.2.7 Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Administrators can inject arbitrary web scripts via the loader_text parameter in this WordPress plugin, affecting sites with unfiltered_html disabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-0232?
CVE-2022-0232 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in User Registration, Login & Landing Pages – LeadMagic , published on 18 Jan 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The User Registration, Login & Landing Pages WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient escaping via the loader_text parameter found in the ~/includes/templates/landing-page.php file which allows attackers with administrative user access to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 1.2.7. This affects multi-site installations where unfiltered_html is disabled for administrators, and sites where unfiltered_html is disabled.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0232?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Metagauss Leadmagic.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0232?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0232 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2022-0232 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0232 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-22xh-wmr8-5cwg.