# CVE-2022-1604: MailerLite < 1.5.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in user browsers via unsanitized parameters in the MailerLite WordPress plugin.

- **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:** 13 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j7x8-rcv8-xg5g

## What is CVE-2022-1604?

CVE-2022-1604 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown MailerLite – Signup forms (official), published on 13 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 MailerLite WordPress plugin before 1.5.4 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1604?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mailerlite Mailerlite Signup Forms.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1604?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1604 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1604 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1604 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown MailerLite – Signup forms (official)

- [CVE-2022-33201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33201/): WordPress MailerLite – Signup forms (official) plugin <= 1.5.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1604 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1604 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown MailerLite – Signup forms (official), published on 13 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: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1604 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown MailerLite – Signup forms (official). 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-2022-1604/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1604/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1604
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1604
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1604

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1604/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.