CVE-2022-3021
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Slickr Flickr WordPress plugin through version 2.8.1 contains a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-3021. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on August 29, 2022. This security issue affects the plugin's settings functionality, specifically impacting installations where high-privilege users such as administrators are present (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from improper sanitization and escaping of plugin settings. This security flaw allows high-privilege users to perform cross-site scripting attacks even when the unfilteredhtml capability is disabled. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 3.4 (low severity) and is classified under CWE-79. The exploit can be triggered through the 'flickrid' parameter, where malicious JavaScript code can be injected and stored (WPScan).

Impact

When successfully exploited, the vulnerability allows stored XSS attacks to be executed whenever a user visits the affected page. The stored malicious code becomes persistent in the application and can potentially affect multiple users who access the compromised page (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the vulnerability disclosure, there is no known fix available for this security issue in the Slickr Flickr plugin (WPScan).

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