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CVE-2022-2151: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2022-2151 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Best Contact Management Software WordPress plugin versions below 3.8. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on June 21, 2022 (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists because the plugin does not properly sanitize and escape its settings, which allows high-privilege users such as administrators to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 3.4 (low severity) and is classified under CWE-79 and OWASP Top 10 category A7: Cross-Site Scripting (WPScan).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated users with high privileges to store malicious JavaScript code in the plugin settings, specifically in the 'No Access Message' field. This stored XSS payload gets triggered when other users access any quote without sufficient privileges (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 3.8 of the Best Contact Management Software 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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