CVE-2022-40699 WordPress Yet Another Stars Rating Plugin <= 3.1.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Yet Another Stars Rating plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.
- 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-2022-40699?
CVE-2022-40699 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dario Curvino Yasr – Yet Another Stars Rating, published on 16 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Dario Curvino Yasr – Yet Another Stars Rating plugin <= 3.1.2 versions.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40699?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Yasr - Yet Another Stars Rating Project Yasr - Yet Another Stars Rating.
How do I fix CVE-2022-40699?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40699 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-2022-40699 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40699 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vq77-w3cf-rw37.