CVE-2022-1112 Autolinks <= 1.0.1 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into admin settings via CSRF, leading to stored XSS and potential admin account takeover.
- 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-2022-1112?
CVE-2022-1112 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Autolinks, published on 18 Apr 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 Autolinks WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, and does not sanitise as well as escape them, which could allow attackers to perform Stored Cross-Site scripting against a logged in admin via a CSRF attack
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1112?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Autolinks Project Autolinks.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1112?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1112 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-2022-1112 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1112 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-668h-ppjq-p9r7.