CVE-2022-4570 Top 10 < 3.2.3 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Contributors can inject malicious scripts via block attributes, potentially compromising admin accounts in the Top 10 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-2022-4570?
CVE-2022-4570 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Top 10, published on 23 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 Top 10 WordPress plugin before 3.2.3 does not validate and escape some of its Block 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-2022-4570?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Top 10 Project Top 10.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4570?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4570 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-2022-4570 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4570 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6g6q-7vvm-h2p9.