CVE-2022-1104 Popup Maker < 1.16.5 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized popup settings, leading to stored XSS attacks in the WordPress admin interface.

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-2022-1104?

CVE-2022-1104 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Popup Maker – Popup for opt-ins, lead gen, & more, published on 9 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 Popup Maker WordPress plugin before 1.16.5 does not sanitise and escape some of its Popup settings, 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-2022-1104?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Code-Atlantic Popup Maker.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1104?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1104 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-2022-1104 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1104 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3rvm-p49f-2hqp.

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