# CVE-2022-1597: WPQA < 5.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via the reset password form, potentially leading to session hijacking or account takeover.

- **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:** 6 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7f3c-8333-69p4

## What is CVE-2022-1597?

CVE-2022-1597 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WPQA Builder, published on 6 Jun 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 WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 5.4, used as a companion for the Discy and Himer , does not sanitise and escape a parameter on its reset password form which makes it possible to perform Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1597?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 2code Wpqa Builder.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1597?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1597 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1597 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-1597 exists.

Public exploit code:

-  The plugin, used as a companion for the Discy and Himer themes, does not sanitise and escape a parameter on its reset password form which makes it possible to perform Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks (github_poc): https://github.com/V35HR4J/CVE-2022-1597
- WordPress WPQA <5.4 - Cross-Site Scripting (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1597.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WPQA Builder

- [CVE-2024-2376](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2376/): WPQA < 6.1.1 - Arbitrary Category and Tag Follow/Unfollow via CSRF (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-3688](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3688/): WPQA < 5.9 - Follow/Unfollow via CSRF (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-2375](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2375/): WPQA < 6.1.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2022-1051](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1051/): WPQA < 5.2 - Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Profile fields (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2022-1598](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1598/): WPQA < 5.5 - Unauthenticated Private Message Disclosure (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1597 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1597 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WPQA Builder, published on 6 Jun 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: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-1597 exists.

Affected product: Unknown WPQA Builder. 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-2022-1597/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1597/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1597
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1597
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1597

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1597/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.