CVE-2022-0626 Advanced Admin Search < 1.1.6 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in Advanced Admin Search plugin allows attackers to execute scripts in admin pages, 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-2022-0626?
CVE-2022-0626 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Advanced Admin Search, published on 13 Jun 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 Advanced Admin Search WordPress plugin before 1.1.6 does not sanitize and escape some parameters before outputting them back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0626?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kuroit Advanced Admin Search.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0626?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0626 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-2022-0626 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0626 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v4mp-q59f-qwcc.