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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-1914
CVE-2022-1914:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The vulnerability CVE-2022-1914 affects the Clean-Contact WordPress plugin versions 1.6 and earlier. The vulnerability was discovered by Daniel Ruf and publicly disclosed on June 1, 2022. It involves a combination of Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) and Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the plugin's settings update functionality (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from the absence of CSRF protection mechanisms when updating plugin settings, combined with inadequate sanitization and escaping of input. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.1 (medium severity) and is classified under CWE-352. It falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A2: Broken Authentication and Session Management (WPScan).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to modify plugin settings through a CSRF attack targeting logged-in administrators. The lack of proper input sanitization and escaping can lead to stored XSS attacks, potentially compromising the security of the WordPress installation (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of the last update, there is no known fix available for this vulnerability in the Clean-Contact plugin (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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