CVE-2022-4519 WP User <= 7.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Administrators can inject scripts via settings in WP User plugin, affecting multi-site or restricted HTML installations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-4519?
CVE-2022-4519 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in walkeprashant WP User – Custom Registration Forms, Login and User Profile, published on 15 Dec 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP User plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via its settings parameters in versions up to, and including, 7.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4519?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpseeds Wp User.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4519?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4519 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-2022-4519 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4519 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p8vq-qmrg-7g2v.