CVE-2022-3936 Team Members < 5.2.1 - Editor+ Stored XSS
Editors can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Team Members plugin, affecting multisite environments.
- 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-2022-3936?
CVE-2022-3936 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Team Members, published on 2 Jan 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Team Members WordPress plugin before 5.2.1 does not sanitize and escapes some of its settings, which could allow high-privilege users such as editors to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example, in a multisite setup).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3936?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpdarko Team Members.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3936?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3936 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-2022-3936 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3936 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Team Members
Sources
Also known as GHSA-22hw-79wf-v743.