CVE-2022-0590 BulletProof Security < 5.8 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings, potentially compromising admin sessions and site integrity.
- 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-2022-0590?
CVE-2022-0590 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown BulletProof Security, published on 21 Mar 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The BulletProof Security WordPress plugin before 5.8 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow 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-2022-0590?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ait-Pro Bulletproof Security.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0590?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0590 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-2022-0590 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0590 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown BulletProof Security
Sources
Also known as GHSA-92j5-277h-r47f.