PT-2022-25312 · WordPress · Simple:Press

Andreas Krüger + 1 · Published 2022-11-29 · Updated 2022-12-01 · CVE-2022-4027

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Simple:Press plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 6.8

Description The issue concerns Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the postitem parameter manipulated during a forum response. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, making it possible to inject object and embed tags. Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web scripts in pages when responding to forum threads, which will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 6.8, consider disabling the postitem parameter in forum responses until a patch is available. Restrict access to forum threads to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the postitem parameter in forum responses until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4027

Affected Products

Simple:Press

References · 8

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2804020%40simplepress&new=2804020%40simplepress&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4027 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4027 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/53674 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-4027 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/38895 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/38725 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4707fcf6-ad11-4ffc-ba56-30f6571e3d9e?source=cve · Note