CVE-2022-1005 WP Statistics < 13.2.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via unsanitized REQUEST_URI parameter in WP Statistics 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-2022-1005?
CVE-2022-1005 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Statistics, published on 6 Jun 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 WP Statistics WordPress plugin before 13.2.2 does not sanitise the REQUEST_URI parameter before outputting it back in the rendered page, leading to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in web browsers which do not encode characters
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1005?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Veronalabs Wp Statistics.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1005?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1005 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-2022-1005 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1005 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP Statistics
- CVE-2022-38074 WordPress WP Statistics Plugin <= 13.2.10 is vulnerable to SQL Injection
- CVE-2022-0651 WP Statistics <= 13.1.5 Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via current_page_type
- CVE-2022-25148 WP Statistics <= 13.1.5 Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via current_page_id
- CVE-2022-25149 WP Statistics <= 13.1.5 Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via IP
- CVE-2022-0513 WP Statistics <= 13.1.4 Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection via exclusion_reason
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wg9r-22jj-fhcq.