CVE-2022-23980 WordPress Yasr – Yet Another Stars Rating plugin <= 2.9.9 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts via the 'source' parameter in the Yasr WordPress plugin, 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-2022-23980?
CVE-2022-23980 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dario Curvino Yasr – Yet Another Stars Rating (WordPress plugin), published on 4 Feb 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
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in Yasr – Yet Another Stars Rating WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.9.9), vulnerable at parameter 'source'.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23980?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Yet Another Stars Rating Project Yet Another Stars Rating.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23980?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23980 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-2022-23980 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23980 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dario Curvino Yasr – Yet Another Stars Rating (WordPress plugin)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-grr7-cf92-3q93.