# CVE-2022-1455: Call Now Button < 1.1.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

> Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in Call Now Button plugin allows attackers to execute scripts when premium features are enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 May 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6823-pp9x-g29q

## What is CVE-2022-1455?

CVE-2022-1455 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Call Now Button, published on 16 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Call Now Button WordPress plugin before 1.1.2 does not escape a parameter before outputting it back in an attribute of a hidden input, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting when the premium is enabled

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1455?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Callnowbutton Call Now Button.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1455?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1455 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1455 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1455 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Call Now Button

- [CVE-2024-2908](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2908/): Call Now Button < 1.4.7 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1455 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1455 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Call Now Button, published on 16 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1455 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Call Now Button. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1455/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1455/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1455
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1455
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1455

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1455/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.