CVE-2022-4712 WP Cerber Security <= 9.1 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

What is CVE-2022-4712?

CVE-2022-4712 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in gioni WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan, published on 20 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The WP Cerber Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting via the log parameter when logging in to the site in versions up to, and including, 9.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4712?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cerber Wp Cerber Security\, Anti-Spam \& Malware Scan.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4712?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4712 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-2022-4712 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4712 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in gioni WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan

• CVE-2022-0429 WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan < 8.9.6 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium 6.1
• CVE-2022-4417 WP Cerber < 9.3.3 - User Enumeration Bypass via Rest API Medium 5.3
• CVE-2022-2939 WP Cerber Security <= 9.0 - User Enumeration Bypass Medium 5.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-f54w-qppp-5xp8.