CVE-2022-3025 Bitcoin / Altcoin Faucet <= 1.6.0 - Settings Update to Stored XSS via CSRF
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via CSRF in the Bitcoin/Altcoin Faucet plugin settings, leading to stored XSS and potential admin account takeover.
- 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-2022-3025?
CVE-2022-3025 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Bitcoin / Altcoin Faucet, published on 26 Sep 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
The Bitcoin / Altcoin Faucet WordPress plugin through 1.6.0 does not have any CSRF check when saving its settings, allowing attacker to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack. Furthermore, due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping, it could also lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3025?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bitcoin\/Altcoin Faucet Project Bitcoin\/Altcoin Faucet.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3025?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3025 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-2022-3025 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3025 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8cf2-pgv8-hqvm.