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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-3832
CVE-2022-3832:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The External Media WordPress plugin before version 1.0.36 contains a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-3832. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on November 28, 2022, affecting the plugin's settings functionality (WPScan Details).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from improper sanitization and escaping of settings within the plugin. This security flaw is classified as CWE-79 and has been assigned a CVSS score of 3.4 (low severity). The vulnerability specifically affects the GoogleDrive settings page where the 'Client ID' and 'Application ID' input fields are susceptible to XSS attacks (WPScan Details).
Impact
This vulnerability allows high-privilege users such as administrators to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, even in environments where the unfiltered_html capability is disabled, such as in multisite setups (WPScan Details).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.0.36 of the External Media plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan Details).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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