CVE-2022-1435 WPCargo Track & Trace < 6.9.5 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts into WPCargo Track & Trace settings, enabling stored XSS attacks against 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-2022-1435?

CVE-2022-1435 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WPCargo Track & Trace, published on 16 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 WPCargo Track & Trace WordPress plugin before 6.9.5 does not sanitize and escapes some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1435?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wptaskforce Track \& Trace.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1435?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1435 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-2022-1435 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1435 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qgc3-prf8-cxjv.

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