CVE-2022-45448 Cross-site Scripting in M4 PDF plugin for Prestashop sites

Low 3.5 Published Updated

Attackers can inject arbitrary HTML/CSS via the PDF generation parameter, potentially executing scripts in the context of the Prestashop site.

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-2022-45448?

CVE-2022-45448 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Prestashop M4 PDF plugin, published on 20 Sep 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

M4 PDF plugin for Prestashop sites, in its 3.2.3 version and before, is vulnerable to an arbitrary HTML Document crafting vulnerability. The resource /m4pdf/pdf.php uses templates to dynamically create documents. In the case that the template does not exist, the application will return a fixed document with a message in mpdf format. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by inputting a valid HTML/CSS document as the value of the parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45448?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Prestashop M4 Pdf.

How do I fix CVE-2022-45448?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45448 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-2022-45448 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45448 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6597-86pv-vwjr.

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