Ask Me <= 6.8.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

2022-05-16 00:00

Veshraj Ghimire

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 6.8.2

Affected ThemeAsk Me - Responsive Questions & Answers WordPress

Affected Version< 6.8.2

CVSS6.1Medium

CVECVE-2022-1241

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Vulnerability Overview

The Ask me WordPress theme before 6.8.2 does not properly sanitise and escape several of the fields in the Edit Profile page, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 6.8.2, 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-2022-1241 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dfafdc46-e747-42b4-963b-7b966b1f67a4

CVSS Vector

6.1

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

Base

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

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