CVE-2022-1724 Simple Membership < 4.1.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via unsanitized AJAX parameters in the Simple Membership plugin.
- 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-2022-1724?
CVE-2022-1724 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Simple Membership, 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 Simple Membership WordPress plugin before 4.1.1 does not properly sanitise and escape parameters before outputting them back in AJAX actions, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1724?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Simple-Membership-Plugin Simple Membership.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1724?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1724 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-2022-1724 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-1724 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Simple Membership
- CVE-2022-2317 Simple Membership < 4.1.3 - Unauthenticated Membership Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2023-41956 WordPress Simple Membership plugin <= 4.3.4 - Authenticated Account Takeover vulnerability
- CVE-2022-2273 Simple Membership < 4.1.3 - Membership Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2016-10884 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
- CVE-2019-14328 Cross-site request forgery in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w246-wjfh-393h.