CVE-2022-4542 Compact WP Audio Player < 1.9.8 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes, potentially compromising admin accounts in Compact WP Audio Player.
- 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-2022-4542?
CVE-2022-4542 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Compact WP Audio Player, published on 23 Jan 2023. 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 Compact WP Audio Player WordPress plugin before 1.9.8 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-2022-4542?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tipsandtricks-Hq Compact Wp Audio Player.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4542?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4542 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-2022-4542 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4542 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Compact WP Audio Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v234-jrgr-8q98.