Showing URL in QR Code <= 0.0.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting

2022-11-03 00:00

Kunal Sharma

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginShowing URL in QR Code

Affected Version<= 0.0.1

CVSS5.5Medium

CVECVE-2022-3847

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Vulnerability Overview

The Showing URL in QR Code plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 0.0.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the urlinqrcoed_menu_callback_func() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript, that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator or editor into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- 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-2022-3847 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7e10babc-fc65-46f9-8b88-95b00f66d01b

CVSS Vector

5.5

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

Base

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

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