CVE-2022-2887 WP Server Health Stats < 1.7.0 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via unescaped settings in the WP Server Health Stats plugin, leading to stored XSS.
- 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-2022-2887?
CVE-2022-2887 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Server Health Stats, published on 16 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 WP Server Health Stats WordPress plugin before 1.7.0 does not escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2887?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Acnam Wp Server Health Stats.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2887?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2887 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-2022-2887 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2887 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-484m-6228-v3ch.