CVE-2022-0446 Simple Banner < 2.12.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via banner text settings, leading to stored XSS attacks in the Simple Banner WordPress plugin.
- 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-2022-0446?
CVE-2022-0446 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Simple Banner, published on 22 Aug 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Simple Banner WordPress plugin before 2.12.0 does not properly sanitize its "Simple Banner Text" Settings allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0446?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Simple Banner Project Simple Banner.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0446?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0446 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-2022-0446 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0446 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Simple Banner
Sources
Also known as GHSA-768v-366j-4vqg.