CVE-2022-1546 WooCommerce - Product Importer <= 1.5.2 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Attackers can inject malicious scripts via imported data in the WooCommerce Product Importer plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2022-1546?

CVE-2022-1546 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WooCommerce – Product Importer, published on 11 Jul 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 WooCommerce - Product Importer WordPress plugin through 1.5.2 does not sanitise and escape the imported data before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1546?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Visser Woocommerce - Product Importer.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1546?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1546 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-2022-1546 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1546 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mrqx-7xmf-24f9.

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