CVE-2022-2311 Find and Replace All < 1.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized parameters in the Find and Replace All plugin settings page, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-2311?
CVE-2022-2311 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Find and Replace All, published on 28 Nov 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 Find and Replace All WordPress plugin before 1.3 does not sanitize and escape some parameters from its setting page before outputting them back to the user, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2311?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Find and Replace All Project Find and Replace All.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2311?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2311 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-2022-2311 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2311 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Find and Replace All
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vmxx-9r5c-688g.