CVE-2022-1772 Google Places Review < 2.0.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross Site Scripting
A malicious administrator can inject scripts via the API key setting to hijack super-administrator accounts in multisite WordPress configurations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-1772?
CVE-2022-1772 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Google Places Reviews, published on 13 Jun 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Google Places Reviews WordPress plugin before 2.0.0 does not properly escape its Google API key setting, which is reflected on the site's administration panel. A malicious administrator could abuse this bug, in a multisite WordPress configuration, to trick super-administrators into viewing the booby-trapped payload and taking over their account.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1772?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Places Reviews Project Google Places Reviews.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1772?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1772 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-2022-1772 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1772 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-46qc-38mx-3p32.