Yasr – Yet Another Stars Rating <= 2.9.9 - Cross-Site Scripting via source

2022-02-03 21:54

Thura Moe Myint (mgthuramoemyint)

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 3.0.0

Affected PluginYASR – Yet Another Star Rating Plugin for WordPress

Affected Version<= 2.9.9

CVSS4.7Medium

CVECVE-2022-23980

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Vulnerability Overview

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in Yasr – Yet Another Stars Rating WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.9.9), vulnerable at parameter 'source'.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 3.0.0, 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-2022-23980 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cabe5d20-710c-47d7-a5a3-562287ab5706

CVSS Vector

4.7

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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