CVE-2022-1255 Import and export users and customers < 1.19.2.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious JavaScript via imported CSV data, leading to stored cross-site scripting attacks.
- 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-2022-1255?
CVE-2022-1255 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Import and export users and customers, published on 2 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 Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before 1.19.2.1 does not sanitise and escaped imported CSV data, which could allow high privilege users to import malicious javascript code and lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1255?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Codection Import and Export Users and Customers.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1255?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1255 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-2022-1255 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1255 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Import and export users and customers
- CVE-2022-3558 Import and export users and customers < 1.20.5 - Subscriber+ CSV Injection
- CVE-2020-22277 Other in n/a
- CVE-2023-6583 Path traversal in Import and export users and customers
- CVE-2024-22151 WordPress Import and export users and customers plugin <= 1.24.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
- CVE-2023-6624 Cross-site scripting in Import and export users and customers
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rpvx-26c5-mcwr.