CVE-2022-2597 Visual Portfolio < 2.19.0 - Contributor+ CSS Injection
Contributors can inject arbitrary CSS into saved layouts due to missing authorization checks in REST endpoints of the Visual Portfolio WordPress plugin.
- 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-2022-2597?
CVE-2022-2597 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Visual Portfolio, Photo Gallery & Post Grid, published on 5 Sep 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
The Visual Portfolio, Photo Gallery & Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.19.0 does not have proper authorisation checks in some of its REST endpoints, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to call them and inject arbitrary CSS in arbitrary saved layouts
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2597?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Visualportfolio Visual Portfolio\, Photo Gallery \& Post Grid.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2597?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2597 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2022-2597 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2597 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Visual Portfolio, Photo Gallery & Post Grid
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wqvx-8x2r-w74f.