CVE-2022-3207 Simple File List < 4.4.12 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Simple File List plugin, bypassing unfiltered_html restrictions 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-2022-3207?
CVE-2022-3207 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Simple File List, 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 Simple File List WordPress plugin before 4.4.12 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-2022-3207?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Simplefilelist Simple-File-List.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3207?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3207 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-2022-3207 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3207 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Simple File List
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mx93-ppfr-7f73.