CVE-2022-2710 Scroll To Top < 1.4.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unescaped settings in the Scroll To Top plugin, affecting multisite environments.
- 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-2022-2710?
CVE-2022-2710 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Scroll To Top, published on 19 Sep 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Scroll To Top WordPress plugin before 1.4.1 does not escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2710?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Scroll to Top Project Scroll to Top.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2710?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2710 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-2022-2710 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2710 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-964w-cq8x-3mmg.