PT-2023-13996 · Unknown · Shareaholic Similar Posts

Din · Published 2023-04-24 · Updated 2023-05-02 · CVE-2022-41612

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Shareaholic Similar Posts plugin versions 3.1.6 and earlier

Description The issue is related to an Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. This means that an attacker with admin access can inject malicious scripts into the application, which can then be executed by other users.

Recommendations For versions 3.1.6 and earlier, update to a version later than 3.1.6 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's administrative interface to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-41612

Affected Products

Shareaholic Similar Posts

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41612 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41612 · Security Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/similar-posts/wordpress-similar-posts-plugin-3-1-6-auth-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/62737 · Telegram Post