CVE-2022-1617 WP-Invoice <= 4.3.1 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into WP-Invoice settings via CSRF, leading to code execution in the admin context.
- 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-2022-1617?
CVE-2022-1617 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP-Invoice, published on 16 Jan 2024. 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 WP-Invoice WordPress plugin through 4.3.1 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, and is lacking sanitisation as well as escaping in some of them, allowing attacker to make a logged in admin change them and add XSS payload in them
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1617?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Usabilitydynamics Wp-Invoice.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1617?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1617 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-2022-1617 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-1617 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP-Invoice
- CVE-2016-11011 Privilege escalation in n/a
- CVE-2016-11006 Missing authorization in n/a
- CVE-2016-11007 Missing authorization in n/a
- CVE-2016-11008 The wp-invoice plugin before 4.1.1 for WordPress has incorrect access control over wpi_paypal payer metadata updates.
- CVE-2016-11009 The wp-invoice plugin before 4.1.1 for WordPress has incorrect access control over wpi_interkassa payer metadata updates.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qp39-g94h-cxxf.