CVE-2022-0423 3D FlipBook < 1.12.1 - Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Authenticated users can inject malicious scripts into 3D FlipBook pages due to missing sanitization and authorization checks, potentially compromising other users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-0423?

CVE-2022-0423 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown 3D FlipBook – PDF Flipbook Viewer, Flipbook Image Gallery, published on 21 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The 3D FlipBook WordPress plugin before 1.12.1 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when updating its settings, and does not have any sanitisation/escaping, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to put Cross-Site Scripting payloads in all pages with a 3d flipbook.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0423?

It affects 1 product.

Products include 3dflipbook 3d Flipbook.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0423?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0423 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-2022-0423 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0423 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c583-9xxq-8f2p.

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