CVE-2022-2149 Very Simple Breadcrumb <= 1.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Very Simple Breadcrumb 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-2022-2149?
CVE-2022-2149 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Very Simple Breadcrumb, published on 17 Jul 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Very Simple Breadcrumb WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not sanitise and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2149?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Very Simple Breadcrumb Project Very Simple Breadcrumb.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2149?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2149 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-2022-2149 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2149 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wm65-6364-mc5c.