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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-1945
CVE-2022-1945:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib WordPress plugin before version 1.0.99 contains a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on May 30, 2022, and affects the plugin's settings functionality (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from improper sanitization and escaping of certain settings in the plugin. This security flaw specifically affects high-privilege users such as administrators when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, which is common in multisite setups. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.8 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated users with high privileges to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. The impact is particularly notable when accessing the settings page and on all frontend pages, potentially affecting the security of the WordPress installation (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.0.99 of the Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode plugin. Users are strongly 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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