PT-2022-16549 · WordPress · Dw Promobar

Krishna Harsha Kondaveeti + 1 · CVE-2022-2423 · Published 2022-08-08 · Updated 2022-08-12

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 DW Promobar WordPress plugin versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.4

Description The issue allows high privilege users, such as admins, to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfiltered html capability is disallowed, for example in a multisite setup. This is due to the plugin not sanitizing and escaping some of its settings.

Recommendations For DW Promobar WordPress plugin versions 1.0.0 through 1.0.4, consider updating to a version that addresses this issue, as the current version does not properly sanitize settings, posing a risk of Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-2423

Affected Products

Dw Promobar

References · 3

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/714b4f2b-3f17-4730-8c25-21d8da4cb8d2 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2423 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2423 · Vendor Advisory