CVE-2022-2361 Social Chat < 6.0.5 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admin users can inject malicious scripts into WP Social Chat settings, leading to stored XSS attacks against 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-2022-2361?
CVE-2022-2361 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Social Chat – Click To Chat App, published on 22 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 WP Social Chat WordPress plugin before 6.0.5 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2361?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Quadlayers Wp Social Chat.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2361?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2361 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-2022-2361 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2361 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2w93-2cv6-8w7c.