PT-2022-13196 · WordPress · The Favicon By Realfavicongenerator

Krzysztof Zając · Published 2022-04-11 · Updated 2022-04-15 · CVE-2022-0471

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.3.23

Description The issue arises from the improper sanitization and escaping of the json result url parameter, which is then outputted back in the Favicon admin dashboard. This leads to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.3.23, update to version 1.3.23 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Favicon admin dashboard to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-0471

Affected Products

The Favicon By Realfavicongenerator

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/499bfee4-b481-4276-b6ad-0eead6680f66 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0471 · Vendor Advisory
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2695862 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0471 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/40481 · Telegram Post