CVE-2022-1569 WordPress Forms by Pie Forms < 1.4.9.4 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized form fields in the Pie Forms plugin, requiring unfiltered_html to be disabled.
- 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-2022-1569?
CVE-2022-1569 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Drag & Drop Builder, Human Face Detector, Pre-built Templates, Spam Protection, User Email Notifications & more!, published on 6 Jun 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Drag & Drop Builder, Human Face Detector, Pre-built Templates, Spam Protection, User Email Notifications & more! WordPress plugin before 1.4.9.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its form fields, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks when unfiltered_html is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1569?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pieforms Drag \& Drop Builder.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1569?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1569 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-2022-1569 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1569 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9jpp-g8x9-7mr7.