CVE-2022-0642 JivoChat < 1.3.5.4 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
An attacker can inject arbitrary JavaScript into the JivoChat WordPress plugin admin page via CSRF, potentially compromising administrator accounts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-0642?
CVE-2022-0642 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown JivoChat Live Chat – WP live chat plugin for WordPress, published on 30 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The JivoChat Live Chat WordPress plugin before 1.3.5.4 does not properly check CSRF tokens on POST requests to the plugins admin page, and does not sanitise some parameters, leading to a stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability where an attacker can trick a logged in administrator to inject arbitrary javascript.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0642?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jivochat Jivochat.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0642?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0642 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-2022-0642 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0642 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v6jq-x92p-hqjx.