CVE-2022-3144 Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan <= 7.6.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Administrators can inject malicious scripts into plugin settings, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-3144?
CVE-2022-3144 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in mmaunder Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security, published on 23 Sep 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to and including 7.6.0 via a setting on the options page due to insufficient escaping on the stored value. This makes it possible for authenticated users, with administrative privileges, to inject malicious web scripts into the setting that executes whenever a user accesses a page displaying the affected setting on sites running a vulnerable version.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3144?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wordfence Wordfence Security.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3144?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3144 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-2022-3144 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3144 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in mmaunder Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p294-p2wv-22g4.