CVE-2022-2186 Simple Post Notes < 1.7.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Simple Post Notes plugin, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.
- 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-2022-2186?
CVE-2022-2186 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Simple Post Notes, 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 Simple Post Notes WordPress plugin before 1.7.6 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-2022-2186?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bracketspace Simple Post Notes.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2186?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2186 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-2022-2186 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2186 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fg8x-25mv-x5rh.