CVE-2022-1395 Easy FAQ with Expanding Text <= 3.2.8.3.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Easy FAQ WordPress plugin, potentially compromising other users.
- 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-2022-1395?
CVE-2022-1395 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Easy FAQ with Expanding Text, published on 30 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 Easy FAQ with Expanding Text WordPress plugin through 3.2.8.3.1 does not sanitise and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks when unfiltered_html is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1395?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Easy Faq With Expanding Text Project Easy Faq With Expanding Text.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1395?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1395 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-2022-1395 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1395 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f9cg-7h28-f3qx.