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CVE-2022-0327:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-0327 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Master Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin versions below 1.8.2. The vulnerability was discovered by Krzysztof Zając and was publicly disclosed on February 21, 2022 (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists because the plugin fails to properly sanitize and escape the errormessage parameter in the jltmarestrict_content AJAX action. This vulnerability is accessible to both unauthenticated and authenticated users. The severity of this vulnerability is rated as medium with a CVSS score of 6.1, and it is classified under CWE-79 and OWASP Top 10 category A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (WPScan).
Impact
The vulnerability allows attackers to execute cross-site scripting attacks through the unsanitized error_message parameter, potentially leading to the execution of malicious JavaScript code in users' browsers (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.8.2 of the Master Addons for Elementor plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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