CVE-2022-0428 Content Egg < 5.3.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in the admin dashboard via the page parameter, potentially compromising administrator accounts.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-0428?
CVE-2022-0428 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Content Egg, published on 2 May 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 Content Egg WordPress plugin before 5.3.0 does not sanitise and escape the page parameter before outputting back in an attribute in the Autoblogging admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0428?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Keywordrush Content Egg.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0428?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0428 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-2022-0428 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0428 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Content Egg
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g7r4-c4q3-g2pj.