CVE-2022-3136 Social Rocket < 1.3.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Social Rocket WordPress plugin, potentially compromising other users.
- 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-2022-3136?
CVE-2022-3136 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Social Rocket – Social Sharing Plugin, published on 10 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 Social Rocket WordPress plugin before 1.3.3 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-2022-3136?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpsocialrocket Social Rocket.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3136?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3136 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-2022-3136 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3136 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Social Rocket – Social Sharing Plugin
- CVE-2024-37258 WordPress Social Rocket plugin <= 1.3.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-9702 Social Rocket <= 1.3.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
- CVE-2024-9697 Social Rocket – Social Sharing Plugin <= 1.3.4 - Missing Authorization to Settings Update
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w38f-gqg6-3mx7.