CVE-2022-25612 Cross-site scripting in Simple Event Planner (WordPress plugin)
Authenticated attackers with author privileges can inject malicious scripts via event organizer fields, leading to persistent cross-site scripting attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-25612?
CVE-2022-25612 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PressTigers Simple Event Planner (WordPress plugin), published on 25 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Simple Event Planner WordPress plugin <= 1.5.4 allows user with author or higher user rights inject the malicious code via vulnerable parameters: &custom[event_organiser], &custom[organiser_email], &custom[organiser_contact].
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25612?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Presstigers Simple Event Planner.
How do I fix CVE-2022-25612?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25612 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-2022-25612 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25612 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in PressTigers Simple Event Planner (WordPress plugin)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-34fj-h2m6-f295.