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CVE-2022-0643:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-0643 is a security vulnerability affecting the Bank Mellat WordPress plugin through version 1.3.7. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on March 1, 2022, and was assigned a CVSS score of 7.1 (High) (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, identified as CWE-79. The security flaw exists because the plugin does not properly sanitize and escape the orderId parameter before outputting it back in an admin page (CVE Mitre, WPScan).
Impact
This vulnerability allows potential attackers to execute malicious scripts in the context of the admin page, which could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or manipulation of admin functionality (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.0.1 of the Bank Mellat plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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