CVE-2022-3985 Videojs HTML5 Player < 1.1.9 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes in the Videojs HTML5 Player plugin, leading to stored XSS attacks.
- 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-2022-3985?
CVE-2022-3985 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Videojs HTML5 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 Videojs HTML5 Player WordPress plugin before 1.1.9 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3985?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wphowto Videojs Html5 Player.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3985?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3985 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-2022-3985 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3985 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jqh4-9qpc-r65p.