CVE-2022-4752 Opening Hours <= 2.3.0 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Contributors can inject malicious scripts via shortcode attributes in the Opening Hours plugin, leading to stored XSS attacks.

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-2022-4752?

CVE-2022-4752 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Opening Hours, published on 21 Feb 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 Opening Hours WordPress plugin through 2.3.0 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4752?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Opening Hours Project Opening Hours.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4752?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4752 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-2022-4752 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4752 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xcv2-hhcc-6pc8.

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