CVE-2022-1995 miniOrange's Malware Scanner < 4.5.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Administrators can inject malicious JavaScript via unsanitized settings in the Malware Scanner plugin, enabling stored XSS attacks in multisite environments.
- 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-2022-1995?
CVE-2022-1995 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Malware Scanner, published on 27 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 Malware Scanner WordPress plugin before 4.5.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, leading to malicious users with administrator privileges to store malicious Javascript code leading to Cross-Site Scripting attacks when unfiltered_html is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1995?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Miniorange Malware Scanner.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1995?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1995 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-2022-1995 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1995 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Malware Scanner
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6c8q-8wcr-hfm7.