CVE-2022-2426 Thinkific Uploader <= 1.0.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admins can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings, leading to stored XSS attacks against other administrators.
- 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-2022-2426?
CVE-2022-2426 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Thinkific Uploader, 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 Thinkific Uploader WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not sanitise and escape its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against other administrators.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2426?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Thinkific Thinkific Uploader.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2426?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2426 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-2022-2426 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2426 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-65qw-59x2-h3vj.