PT-2022-22000 · WordPress · Wp Word Count

Lucy · Published 2022-10-31 · Updated 2022-11-01 · CVE-2022-3408

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 WP Word Count WordPress plugin versions 3.2.3 and earlier

Description The issue allows high privilege users, such as admins, to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks, even when unfiltered html is disallowed, due to the plugin not sanitizing and escaping some of its settings.

Recommendations For WP Word Count WordPress plugin versions 3.2.3 and earlier, update to a version that addresses the sanitization and escaping of settings to prevent 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-2022-3408

Affected Products

Wp Word Count

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/395bc893-2067-4f76-b49f-9ed8e1e8f330 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3408 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3408 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/52295 · Telegram Post