CVE-2022-2171 Progressive License <= 1.1.0 - CSRF to Stored XSS
Attackers can exploit CSRF to inject malicious HTML into settings, leading to Stored XSS that executes in the frontend.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-2171?
CVE-2022-2171 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Progressive License, published on 1 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Progressive License WordPress plugin through 1.1.0 is lacking any CSRF check when saving its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them. Furthermore, as the plugin allows arbitrary HTML to be inserted in one of the settings, this could lead to Stored XSS issue which will be triggered in the frontend as well.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2171?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Crowdfavorite Progressive License.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2171?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2171 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-2022-2171 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2171 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j2wv-pvcq-h7hf.