CVE-2022-4029 Simple:Press <= 6.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Cookie Value
Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts via cookie values in the Simple:Press WordPress plugin, requiring user interaction to execute.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-4029?
CVE-2022-4029 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in simplepress Simple:Press Forum, published on 29 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Simple:Press plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'sforum_[md5 hash of the WordPress URL]' cookie value in versions up to, and including, 6.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This would be highly complex to exploit as it would require the attacker to set the cookie a cookie for the targeted user.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4029?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Simple-Press Simple\.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4029?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4029 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-2022-4029 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4029 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in simplepress Simple:Press Forum
- CVE-2020-36706 Simple:Press – WordPress Forum Plugin <= 6.6.0 - Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2022-4030 Simple:Press <= 6.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion
- CVE-2022-4027 Simple:Press <= 6.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Forum Replies
- CVE-2022-4028 Simple:Press <= 6.8 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Profile Signatures
- CVE-2022-4031 Simple:Press <= 6.8 - Authenticated (Admin+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Modification
Sources
Also known as GHSA-42v5-23f7-54cx.