PT-2022-10596 · WordPress · Asset Cleanup: Page Speed Booster

Nguyen Van + 1 · Published 2022-10-11 · Updated 2022-10-11 · CVE-2021-36899

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster plugin versions <= 1.3.8.4

Description The issue is related to an Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This type of vulnerability allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts into a website, potentially leading to unauthorized actions. The vulnerability requires authentication with admin or higher privileges, indicating it needs access to sensitive areas of the website.

Recommendations For Asset CleanUp: Page Speed Booster plugin versions <= 1.3.8.4, update to a version higher than 1.3.8.4 to resolve the issue.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-36899

Affected Products

Asset Cleanup: Page Speed Booster

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36899 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36899 · Security Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-asset-clean-up/wordpress-asset-cleanup-page-speed-booster-plugin-1-3-8-4-authenticated-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-asset-clean-up/#developers · Note