CVE-2022-42460 Cross-site scripting in Traffic Manager (WordPress plugin)
An attacker can inject malicious scripts via broken access control in the Traffic Manager plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2022-42460?
CVE-2022-42460 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SedLex Traffic Manager (WordPress plugin), published on 10 Nov 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
Broken Access Control vulnerability leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Traffic Manager plugin <= 1.4.5 on WordPress.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42460?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sedlex Traffic Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2022-42460?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42460 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-2022-42460 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42460 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in SedLex Traffic Manager (WordPress plugin)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c3p8-66jq-vjx5.