PT-2022-23342 · Unknown · Wha Word Search Puzzles

Re-Alter + 1 · Published 2022-09-21 · Updated 2022-09-23 · CVE-2022-36383

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WHA Word Search Puzzles game plugin versions 2.0.1 and earlier

Description The issue concerns multiple authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by contributors or users with higher privileges. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified. There is no information provided about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For WHA Word Search Puzzles game plugin versions 2.0.1 and earlier, update to a version later than 2.0.1 to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about additional mitigation measures for this vulnerability.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-36383

Affected Products

Wha Word Search Puzzles

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36383 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36383 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/50239 · Telegram Post
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wha-wordsearch · Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wha-wordsearch/wordpress-word-search-puzzles-game-plugin-2-0-1-multiple-authenticated-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerabilities · Note