CVE-2022-1757 Pagebar < 2.70 - Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS
Attackers can trick admins into updating settings via CSRF, leading to stored XSS and potential code execution in the Pagebar WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-1757?
CVE-2022-1757 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown pagebar, published on 11 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The pagebar WordPress plugin before 2.70 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack. Furthermore, due to the lack of sanitisation in some of them, it could also lead to Stored XSS issues
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1757?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pagebar Project Pagebar.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1757?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1757 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-1757 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1757 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r4g8-72wp-fwqg.