CVE-2022-0684 WP Home Page Menu < 3.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the WP Home Page Menu plugin, potentially compromising 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-2022-0684?

CVE-2022-0684 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Home Page Menu, published on 14 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 WP Home Page Menu WordPress plugin before 3.1 does not sanitise and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0684?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wp Home Page Menu Project Wp Home Page Menu.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0684?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0684 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-2022-0684 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0684 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f63f-3mjq-f3h8.

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