CVE-2022-1338 Easily Generate Rest API Url <= 1.0.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unescaped settings in the Easily Generate Rest API Url WordPress plugin.
- 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-2022-1338?
CVE-2022-1338 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Easily Generate Rest API Url, 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 Easily Generate Rest API Url WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not escape some of its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1338?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Commonninja Easily Generate Rest Api.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1338?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1338 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-2022-1338 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1338 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m89p-p9x7-pg34.