CVE-2022-1010 Login using WordPress Users < 1.13.4 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

Admin users can inject malicious scripts via plugin settings in multisite environments, potentially compromising other users.

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-2022-1010?

CVE-2022-1010 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Login using WordPress Users ( WP as SAML IDP ), published on 27 Jun 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Login using WordPress Users ( WP as SAML IDP ) WordPress plugin before 1.13.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1010?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Miniorange Login Using Wordpress Users.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1010?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1010 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-2022-1010 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1010 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hjjc-xj45-xrrg.

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