CVE-2022-1912 Button Widget Smartsoft <= 1.0.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can trick admins into updating settings and injecting scripts via CSRF, leading to XSS and data modification.
- 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-2022-1912?
CVE-2022-1912 is a high-severity vulnerability in smartsoftbuttonwidget Button Widget Smartsoft, published on 18 Jul 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 Button Widget Smartsoft plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This is due to missing nonce validation on the smartsoftbutton_settings page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugins settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1912?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Smartsoft Button Widget Smartsoft.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1912?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1912 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-1912 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1912 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-268j-8q64-9cqx.