CVE-2022-4114
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Superio WordPress theme (versions before 1.2.33) contains a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-4114. The vulnerability was discovered on December 9, 2022, and affects users with subscriber-level permissions or higher. The vulnerability exists because the theme fails to properly sanitize and escape certain parameters (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS score of 3.4 (low severity). The vulnerability specifically affects the Social Network option in the candidate profile section. The security flaw is classified as CWE-79 and falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A7: Cross-Site Scripting (WPScan).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability allows users with subscriber-level access to perform stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks. This means malicious scripts can be permanently stored on the target server and executed when other users, such as recruiters, view the affected pages (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.2.33 of the Superio WordPress theme. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan, ThemeForest).

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