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CVE-2022-23979:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-23979 is an Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in the Ultimate Reviews WordPress plugin affecting versions 3.0.15 and below. The vulnerability was identified on January 6, 2022, and requires administrator-level privileges to exploit (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 4.8, indicating a low severity impact. It is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that affects authenticated users with administrative privileges. The vulnerability falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (Patchstack).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would be executed when guests visit the affected site (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 3.0.16 of the Ultimate Reviews WordPress plugin. Users are advised to update to version 3.0.16 or later to remove the vulnerability (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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