CVE-2022-0818 Coupon Affiliates < 4.16.4.5 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS
Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts into the plugin settings, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.
- 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-2022-0818?
CVE-2022-0818 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WooCommerce Affiliate Plugin – Coupon Affiliates, published on 28 Mar 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 WooCommerce Affiliate Plugin WordPress plugin before 4.16.4.5 does not have authorization and CSRF checks on a specific action handler, as well as does not sanitize its settings, which enables an unauthenticated attacker to inject malicious XSS payloads into the settings page of the plugin.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0818?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Yithemes Woocommerce Affiliate.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0818?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0818 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-2022-0818 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0818 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cmrq-4p99-j6hr.