CVE-2022-2763 WP Socializer < 7.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admins can inject malicious scripts via icon settings in WP Socializer, enabling stored XSS attacks even in restricted 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-2022-2763?
CVE-2022-2763 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Socializer – Simple & Easy Social Media Share Icons, published on 3 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WP Socializer WordPress plugin before 7.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its Icons 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-2022-2763?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp Socializer Project Wp Socializer.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2763?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2763 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-2022-2763 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2763 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w7c6-c2gx-82vc, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2763.