CVE-2022-1814 WP Admin Style <= 0.1.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the WP Admin Style plugin, leading to stored XSS.
- 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-2022-1814?
CVE-2022-1814 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Admin Style, 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 WP Admin Style WordPress plugin through 0.1.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1814?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp Admin Style Project Wp Admin Style.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1814?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1814 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-2022-1814 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1814 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-83p6-jrcc-hwgw.