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CVE-2022-36383: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Multiple Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities were discovered in the WordPress Word Search Puzzles game plugin version 2.0.1 and below. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2022-36383 and was publicly disclosed on September 1, 2022. The affected plugin allows users with contributor-level privileges or higher to perform stored XSS attacks (Patchstack, WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from insufficient sanitization and escaping of certain parameters in the plugin. The CVSS score for this vulnerability is rated at 5.4 (Low severity), indicating a moderate level of risk. The vulnerability is classified under OWASP Top 10 category A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and CWE-79 (WPScan, Patchstack).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow malicious actors 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

As of September 5, 2022, the plugin has been closed and is no longer available for download from the WordPress plugin repository due to security issues. No official fix was released for this vulnerability (WordPress).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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