CVE-2022-3144
4.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
The Wordfence Security – Firewall & Malware Scan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to and including 7.6.0 via a setting on the options page due to insufficient escaping on the stored value. This makes it possible for authenticated users, with administrative privileges, to inject malicious web scripts into the setting that executes whenever a user accesses a page displaying the affected setting on sites running a vulnerable version.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| mmaunder | Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security | 0 <= 7.6.0 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-79: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/833eb481-4fb4-432e-8e93-3f497ccbf1eb?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-3144
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2780937%40wordfence&new=2780937%40wordfence&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/833eb481-4fb4-432e-8e93-3f497ccbf1eb?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordfence/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-3144
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2780937%40wordfence&new=2780937%40wordfence&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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