CVE-2022-1001 WP Downgrade < 1.2.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized version settings, leading to stored cross-site scripting attacks.
- 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-2022-1001?
CVE-2022-1001 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version, published on 18 Apr 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 Downgrade WordPress plugin before 1.2.3 only perform client side validation of its "WordPress Target Version" settings, but does not sanitise and escape it server side, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1001?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp Downgrade Project Wp Downgrade.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1001?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1001 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-2022-1001 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1001 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x9cg-qwvm-rg5j.