CVE-2022-1089 Bulk Edit and Create User Profiles < 1.5.14 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admins can inject malicious scripts via user login fields in the Bulk Edit and Create User Profiles plugin, leading to stored XSS.
- 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-2022-1089?
CVE-2022-1089 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Bulk Edit and Create User Profiles – WP Sheet Editor, published on 16 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Bulk Edit and Create User Profiles WordPress plugin before 1.5.14 does not sanitise and escape the Users Login, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1089?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpsheeteditor Bulk Edit and Create User Profiles - Wp Sheet Editor.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1089?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1089 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-2022-1089 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1089 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jhgw-2298-fp24.