CVE-2022-4125 Popup Manager <= 1.6.6 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS
Unauthenticated attackers can inject stored XSS payloads via popup creation due to missing authorization and sanitization in the Popup Manager plugin.
- 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-2022-4125?
CVE-2022-4125 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Popup Manager, published on 19 Dec 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 Popup Manager WordPress plugin through 1.6.6 does not have authorisation and CSRF check when creating/updating popups, and is missing sanitisation as well as escaping, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to create arbitrary popups and add Stored XSS payloads as well
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4125?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Popup Manager Project Popup Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4125?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4125 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-2022-4125 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4125 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Popup Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9r4w-wwx4-2399.