CVE-2022-0953 Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall < 4.20.96 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in admin browsers via unsanitized query strings in the Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall plugin.
- 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-2022-0953?
CVE-2022-0953 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall, published on 25 Apr 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 Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall WordPress plugin before 4.20.96 does not sanitise and escape the QUERY_STRING before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in browsers which do not encode characters
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0953?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Download Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall Project Download Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0953?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0953 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-2022-0953 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0953 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ghrx-3g4w-h4hh.