CVE-2022-2411 Auto More Tag <= 4.0.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Auto More Tag plugin when unfiltered HTML is disabled.
- 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-2022-2411?
CVE-2022-2411 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Auto More Tag, published on 8 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 Auto More Tag WordPress plugin through 4.0.0 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-2022-2411?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Auto More Tag Project Auto More Tag.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2411?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2411 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-2022-2411 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2411 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hxfq-xgwq-x3w2.