PT-2022-14247 · WordPress · Malware Scanner

Niraj Mahajan · Published 2022-06-27 · Updated 2022-07-06 · CVE-2022-1995

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 Malware Scanner WordPress plugin versions prior to 4.5.2

Description The issue allows malicious users with administrator privileges to store malicious Javascript code, leading to Cross-Site Scripting attacks when unfiltered html is disallowed, such as in multisite setups.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.5.2, update to version 4.5.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting administrator privileges and monitoring plugin settings to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-1995

Affected Products

Malware Scanner

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/62fb399d-3327-45d0-b10f-769d2d164903 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1995 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1995 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/32197 · Telegram Post