CVE-2022-3096 WP Total Hacks <= 4.7.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Options Update to Stored XSS
Low-privilege users can inject malicious scripts via plugin settings, leading to stored XSS attacks against administrators.
- 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-2022-3096?
CVE-2022-3096 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WP Total Hacks, published on 31 Oct 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 WP Total Hacks WordPress plugin through 4.7.2 does not prevent low privilege users from modifying the plugin's settings. This could allow users such as subscribers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against other users, like administrators, due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping as well.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3096?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wp Total Hacks Project Wp Total Hacks.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3096?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3096 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-2022-3096 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3096 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8wvh-wcmq-7555.