PT-2022-15069 · WordPress · Advanced Database Cleaner

Jrxnm + 1 · Published 2022-07-17 · Updated 2022-07-18 · CVE-2022-2173

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 Advanced Database Cleaner WordPress plugin versions prior to 3.1.1

Description The issue is related to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting. It occurs because the plugin does not properly escape numerous generated URLs before outputting them back in href attributes of admin dashboard pages.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.1.1, update to version 3.1.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the admin dashboard pages to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-2173

Affected Products

Advanced Database Cleaner

References · 6

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/86bfe0cc-a579-43d6-a26b-6e06000251f6 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2173 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2173 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/33228 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/33269 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/46394 · Telegram Post