CVE-2022-2843 MotoPress Timetable and Event Schedule Quick Edit admin-ajax.php cross site scripting
An attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of other users via a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Quick Edit feature.
- 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-2022-2843?
CVE-2022-2843 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in MotoPress Timetable and Event Schedule, published on 16 Aug 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
A vulnerability was found in MotoPress Timetable and Event Schedule. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php of the component Quick Edit. The manipulation of the argument post_title with the input <img src=x onerror=alert`2`> leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. VDB-206486 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2843?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Motopress Timetable and Event Schedule.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2843?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2843 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-2022-2843 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2843 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in MotoPress Timetable and Event Schedule
- CVE-2020-36840 Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress <= 2.3.8 - Missing Authorization
- CVE-2021-24585 Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress < 2.4.0 - Arbitrary User's Hashed Password/Email/Username Disclosure
- CVE-2021-24584 Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress < 2.4.2 - Unauthorised Event TimeSlot Update
- CVE-2021-24724 Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress < 2.3.19 - Author+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2021-24583 Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress < 2.4.2 - Unauthorised Event TimeSlot Deletion
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mcfr-r844-v779.