CVE-2022-1051 WPQA < 5.2 - Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Profile fields

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Authenticated users can inject malicious scripts via profile fields in WPQA Builder, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

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-2022-1051?

CVE-2022-1051 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WPQA Builder Plugin, published on 16 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 WPQA Builder Plugin WordPress plugin before 5.2, used as a companion plugin for the Discy and Himer , does not sanitise and escape the city, phone or profile credentials fields when outputting it in the profile page, allowing any authenticated user to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1051?

It affects 1 product.

Products include 2code Wpqa Builder.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1051?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1051 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-2022-1051 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1051 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p462-hx7j-6485.

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