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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-0148
CVE-2022-0148:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The All-in-one Floating Contact Form, Call, Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs WordPress plugin (mystickyelements) before version 2.0.4 contained a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability was discovered by Krzysztof Zając and was publicly disclosed on January 10, 2022 (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability was identified as a reflected XSS issue specifically affecting the my-sticky-elements-leads admin page. The CVSS score for this vulnerability is 4.8 (medium severity), and it is classified under CWE-79. The vulnerability falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (WPScan).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow authenticated users to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of other users' browsers who access the affected admin page. This could potentially lead to unauthorized actions being performed on behalf of the admin users (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.0.4 of the plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan, WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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