CVE-2022-4115 Editorial Calendar < 3.8.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject scripts into the Editorial Calendar plugin settings, leading to stored XSS attacks against higher-privileged users.
- 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-2022-4115?
CVE-2022-4115 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Editorial Calendar, published on 27 Jun 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
The Editorial Calendar WordPress plugin before 3.8.3 does not sanitise and escape its settings, allowing users with roles as low as contributor to inject arbitrary web scripts in the plugin admin panel, enabling a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability targeting higher privileged users.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4115?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Editorial Calendar Project Editorial Calendar.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4115?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4115 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-2022-4115 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4115 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Editorial Calendar
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c3jj-9wrg-44g9.