CVE-2022-3937 Easy Video Player < 1.2.2.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Contributors can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized parameters in the Easy Video Player plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-3937?

CVE-2022-3937 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Easy Video Player, published on 19 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Easy Video Player WordPress plugin before 1.2.2.3 does not sanitize and escapes some parameters, which could allow users with a role as low as Contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3937?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Noorsplugin Easy Video Player.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3937?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3937 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-2022-3937 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3937 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-28pc-7w77-pq29.

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