# CVE-2022-22734: Simple Quotation <= 1.3.2 - Quote Creation/Edition via CSRF to Stored Cross-Site Scripting

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via CSRF in the Simple Quotation plugin, potentially compromising admin accounts and executing code.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fj9g-qqr2-c949

## What is CVE-2022-22734?

CVE-2022-22734 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Simple Quotation, published on 14 Mar 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 Simple Quotation WordPress plugin through 1.3.2 does not have CSRF check when creating or editing a quote and does not sanitise and escape Quotes. As a result, attacker could make a logged in admin create or edit arbitrary quote, and put Cross-Site Scripting payloads in them

Weakness: CWE-116 (Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22734?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sedlex Simple Quotation.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-22734?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22734 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-22734 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22734 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Simple Quotation

- [CVE-2022-22735](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22735/): Simple Quotation <= 1.3.2 - Subscriber+ SQL injection (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22734 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-22734 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Simple Quotation, published on 14 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22734 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Simple Quotation. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22734/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22734/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22734
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22734
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22734

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22734/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.