Simple SEO <= 1.7.91 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

2022-07-29 00:00

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Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.7.92

Affected PluginSimple SEO

Affected Version<= 1.7.91

CVSS6.4Medium

CVECVE-2022-1628

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Vulnerability Overview

The Simple SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to attribute-based stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including 1.7.91, due to insufficient sanitization or escaping on the SEO social and standard title parameters. This can be exploited by authenticated users with Contributor and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts into posts/pages that execute whenever an administrator access the page.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.7.92, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')) The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1628 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/59bc1c34-15f4-473b-a988-a1c80997e438

CVSS Vector

6.4

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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