CVE-2022-2473

The WP-UserOnline plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘templates[browsingpage][text]' parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.87.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrative capabilities and above to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html is disabled.

CVSS v3.0 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=38893	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167864/wpuseronline2876-xss.txt	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2473	Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2758412%40wp-useronline&new=2758412%40wp-useronline&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=	Patch Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wp-useronline_project:wp-useronline:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Information

Published : 2022-09-06 11:15

Updated : 2022-09-09 20:21

NVD link : CVE-2022-2473

Mitre link : CVE-2022-2473

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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Products Affected

wp-useronline_project

wp-useronline

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