PT-2022-19610 · WordPress · Code Snippets Extended

Bee-K + 2 · Published 2022-05-17 · Updated 2022-05-25 · CVE-2022-29436

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 Extended plugin versions 1.4.7 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. It can be exploited via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) and involves vulnerable parameters title and snippet code.

Recommendations For Code Snippets Extended plugin versions 1.4.7 and earlier, update to a version later than 1.4.7 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the parameters title and snippet code in the affected plugin until the issue is resolved.

Fix

XSS

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-29436

Affected Products

Code Snippets Extended

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29436 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29436 · Security Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/code-snippets-extended/wordpress-code-snippets-extended-plugin-1-4-7-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-leading-to-persistent-cross-site-scripting-xss · Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/code-snippets-extended/#developers · Note