CVE-2022-0898 IgniteUp <= 3.4.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Stored Cross-Site Scripting in IgniteUp plugin allows high-privilege users to inject malicious scripts when unfiltered_html is disabled.

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-2022-0898?

CVE-2022-0898 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown IgniteUp – Coming Soon and Maintenance Mode, published on 9 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 IgniteUp WordPress plugin through 3.4.1 does not sanitise and escape some fields when high privilege users don't have the unfiltered_html capability, which could lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0898?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Getigniteup Igniteup.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0898?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0898 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-2022-0898 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0898 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mhjw-crgh-9xcw.

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