PT-2022-7045 · WordPress · Wp Accessibility Helper

Krzysztof Zając · Published 2022-01-20 · Updated 2022-03-08 · CVE-2022-0150

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) WordPress plugin versions prior to 0.6.0.7

Description The issue is related to the WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) WordPress plugin, which does not properly sanitise and escape the wahi parameter before outputting its base64 decoded value. This leads to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue, allowing a remote attacker to conduct cross-site scripting attacks by exploiting this vulnerability.

Recommendations For WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) WordPress plugin versions prior to 0.6.0.7, update to version 0.6.0.7 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the wahi parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-07221

CVE-2022-0150

Affected Products

Wp Accessibility Helper

References · 7

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7142a538-7c3d-4dd0-bd2c-cbd2efaf53c5 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0150 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0150 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-07221 · Security Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-accessibility-helper · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/27452 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2661008 · Note