CVE-2022-0625 Admin Menu Editor <= 1.0.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in admin pages via unsanitized parameters, 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-2022-0625?
CVE-2022-0625 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Admin Menu Editor, published on 9 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 Admin Menu Editor WordPress plugin through 1.0.4 does not sanitize and escape a parameter before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0625?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Admin Menu Editor Project Admin Menu Editor.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0625?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0625 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-2022-0625 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0625 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w2m4-ph7w-6wc9.