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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-3618
CVE-2022-3618:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-3618 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Spacer WordPress plugin versions below 3.0.7. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on October 28, 2022. The issue affects the plugin's settings functionality, specifically impacting WordPress installations (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists because the plugin does not properly sanitize and escape some of its settings. This security flaw has been assigned a CVSS score of 3.4 (low severity). The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79 and falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (WPScan).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow high-privilege users such as administrators to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, such as in multisite setups (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 3.0.7 of the Spacer 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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