CVE-2022-1512 ScrollReveal.js Effects <= 1.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the ScrollReveal.js Effects 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-2022-1512?
CVE-2022-1512 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown ScrollReveal.js Effects, 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 ScrollReveal.js Effects WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not sanitise and escape its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1512?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Scrollrevealjs-Effects Project Scrollrevealjs-Effects.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1512?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1512 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-2022-1512 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1512 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h295-rcmf-3c65.