CVE-2022-4619 Sidebar Widgets by CodeLights <= 1.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via the Extra CSS class parameter in this WordPress plugin, affecting multi-site or specific configurations.
- 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-2022-4619?
CVE-2022-4619 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in rsukhar Sidebar Widgets by CodeLights, published on 20 Dec 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Sidebar Widgets by CodeLights plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘Extra CSS class’ parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.4 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-2022-4619?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Codelights-Shortcodes-and-Widgets Project Codelights-Shortcodes-and-Widgets.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4619?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4619 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-2022-4619 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4619 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in rsukhar Sidebar Widgets by CodeLights
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3q3r-47jp-8cqm.