CVE-2022-2325 Invitation Based Registrations <= 2.2.84 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via plugin settings in multisite environments, potentially compromising other users.
- 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-2022-2325?
CVE-2022-2325 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Invitation Based Registrations, published on 1 Aug 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Invitation Based Registrations WordPress plugin through 2.2.84 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2325?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Securebit Invitation Based Registrations.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2325?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2325 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-2022-2325 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2325 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m52f-f36p-hg3p.