CVE-2022-2599 Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall < 4.21.83 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into the admin dashboard via unsanitized parameters, potentially compromising administrator 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-2022-2599?
CVE-2022-2599 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall, published on 29 Aug 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
The Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall WordPress plugin before 4.21.83 does not sanitise and escape some parameters before outputting them back in an admin dashboard, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2599?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall Project Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2599?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2599 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-2022-2599 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2599 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6c8f-q735-wjp5.