CVE-2022-1152 Menubar < 5.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of other users via the Menubar WordPress plugin.

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-2022-1152?

CVE-2022-1152 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Menubar, published on 25 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 Menubar WordPress plugin before 5.8 does not sanitise and escape the command parameter before outputting it back in the response via the menubar AJAX action (available to any authenticated users), leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1152?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Menubar Menubar.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1152?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1152 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-2022-1152 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1152 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-92c8-j2c7-x9m4.

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