CVE-2022-4431 WOOCS < 1.3.9.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes, potentially compromising admin accounts in the WOOCS WordPress plugin.
- 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-2022-4431?
CVE-2022-4431 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown WOOCS, published on 16 Jan 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 WOOCS WordPress plugin before 1.3.9.4 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4431?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pluginus Fox - Currency Switcher Professional for Woocommerce.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4431?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4431 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-2022-4431 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4431 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WOOCS
- CVE-2021-24566 WooCommerce Currency Switcher < 1.3.7 - Authenticated (Low Privilege) Local File Inclusion
- CVE-2024-8271 FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce <= 1.4.2.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution
- CVE-2023-6556 Cross-site scripting in FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce
- CVE-2023-49834 WordPress WOOCS – WooCommerce Currency Switcher Plugin <= 1.4.1.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- CVE-2024-30458 Cross-site request forgery in WOOCS – WooCommerce Currency Switcher
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5qjc-pfh5-rxg4.