CVE-2022-1566 Quotes llama < 1.0.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via Quotes or CSV imports in the Quotes llama WordPress plugin, potentially compromising admin sessions.
- 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-2022-1566?
CVE-2022-1566 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Quotes llama, 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 Quotes llama WordPress plugin before 1.0.0 does not sanitise and escape Quotes, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed. The attack could also be performed by tricking an admin to import a malicious CSV file
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1566?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Quotes Llama Project Quotes Llama.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1566?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1566 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-2022-1566 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1566 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q8w9-hwf9-hwwg.