Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-4256

CVE-2022-4256:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability CVE-2022-4256 affects the All-in-One Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin (WidgetKit) versions before 2.4.4. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on December 6, 2022. This security issue involves improper sanitization and escaping of plugin settings (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS score of 3.4 (low severity). The technical root cause stems from the plugin's failure to properly sanitize and escape certain settings, particularly in the API Keys section. This vulnerability is categorized under CWE-79 and falls into the OWASP Top 10 category A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (WPScan).

Impact

The 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).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.4.4 of the All-in-One Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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