CVE-2022-3128 Donation Thermometer < 2.1.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Donation Thermometer plugin, bypassing HTML filters in multisite setups.
- 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-2022-3128?
CVE-2022-3128 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Donation Thermometer, published on 3 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Donation Thermometer WordPress plugin before 2.1.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3128?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Donation Thermometer Project Donation Thermometer.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3128?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3128 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-2022-3128 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3128 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-99mg-p44p-vv3w, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3128.