Stored cross-site scripting in WordPress Community Events plugin

Published: 2022-12-05

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-44742
CWE-ID	CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Community Events Web applications / Modules and components for CMS
Vendor	Yannick Lefebvre

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU69778

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44742

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote user can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Community Events: 1.4.6 - 1.4.8

External links

http://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/community-events/wordpress-community-events-plugin-1-4-8-auth-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.