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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-1995
CVE-2022-1995:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Malware Scanner WordPress plugin before version 4.5.2 contains a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-1995. The vulnerability was discovered by Niraj Mahajan and publicly disclosed on June 6, 2022. The issue affects the miniorange-malware-protection plugin and stems from improper sanitization and escaping of certain settings (WPScan).
Technical details
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. The attack vector is network-based, requires high privileges and user interaction, with a changed scope and low impact on confidentiality and integrity (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows malicious users with administrator privileges to store malicious Javascript code, leading to Cross-Site Scripting attacks specifically in scenarios where unfiltered_html is disallowed, such as in multisite setups (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 4.5.2 of the Malware Scanner WordPress 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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