CVE-2022-28290 Cross-site scripting in WordPress Country Selector Plugin
An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in a victim's browser via a reflective XSS vulnerability in the WordPress Country Selector plugin.
- 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-2022-28290?
CVE-2022-28290 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WordPress Country Selector Plugin, published on 25 Apr 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
Reflective Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in WordPress Country Selector Plugin Version 1.6.5. The XSS payload executes whenever the user tries to access the country selector page with the specified payload as a part of the HTTP request
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28290?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Welaunch Wordpress Country Selector.
How do I fix CVE-2022-28290?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28290 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-2022-28290 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-28290 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wmqq-3wjj-mg5p.