PT-2022-15041 · WordPress · Loading Page With Loading Screen

Nikhil Kapoor · Published 2022-07-17 · Updated 2022-07-18 · CVE-2022-2169

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 The Loading Page with Loading Screen WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.0.83

Description The issue allows high privilege users, such as admins, to perform cross-Site Scripting attacks due to the plugin not escaping its settings. This can occur even when the unfiltered html capability is disallowed.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.0.83, update to version 1.0.83 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the plugin's settings to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-2169

Affected Products

Loading Page With Loading Screen

References · 6

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a9f4aab7-b42b-4bb6-b05d-05407f935230 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2169 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2169 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/46401 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/33229 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/33277 · Telegram Post