# 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.

- **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:** 16 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 11 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qp39-g94h-cxxf

## 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 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1617?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-11011/): Privilege escalation in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2016-11006](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-11006/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2016-11007](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-11007/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2016-11008](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-11008/): The wp-invoice plugin before 4.1.1 for WordPress has incorrect access control over wpi_paypal payer metadata updates. (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2016-11009](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-11009/): The wp-invoice plugin before 4.1.1 for WordPress has incorrect access control over wpi_interkassa payer metadata updates. (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1617 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-1617 exists.

Affected product: Unknown WP-Invoice. 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-2022-1617/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1617/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1617
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1617
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1617

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1617/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.