CVE-2022-3069 Wordlift < 3.37.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
High-privilege users can inject malicious scripts into WordLift plugin settings, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.
- 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-2022-3069?
CVE-2022-3069 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WordLift – AI powered SEO – Schema, published on 26 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 WordLift WordPress plugin before 3.37.2 does not sanitise and escape its settings, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3069?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wordlift Wordlift.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3069?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3069 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-2022-3069 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3069 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pp4f-qmqh-44fx.