PT-2022-17411 · WordPress · Code Snippets

Bee-K + 2 · Published 2022-05-18 · Updated 2022-05-25 · CVE-2022-25617

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 Code Snippets plugin versions <= 2.14.3

Description The issue is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. It occurs via the orderby vulnerable parameter.

Recommendations For Code Snippets plugin versions <= 2.14.3, update to a version greater than 2.14.3 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the orderby parameter in the affected API endpoint until a patch is available.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-25617

Affected Products

Code Snippets

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25617 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-25617 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/42949 · Telegram Post
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/code-snippets · Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/code-snippets/wordpress-code-snippets-plugin-2-14-3-authenticated-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability · Note