CVE-2022-44576
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The CVE-2022-44576 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in the WordPress AgentEasy Properties plugin versions 1.0.4 and below. The vulnerability was identified on November 2, 2022, by security researcher Hoang Van Hiep (sk4rl1ghT). The affected plugin has been closed and is no longer available for download due to security issues (Patchstack, WordPress Plugin).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS score of 4.8, indicating a low severity impact. The vulnerability requires administrator-level privileges to exploit, with the CVSS vector string being CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The issue is categorized under CWE-79 (Cross-site Scripting) (Patchstack).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor with administrator privileges to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would then be executed when guests visit the affected site (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

No official fix is available for this vulnerability. The plugin has been closed since November 1, 2022, and is no longer available for download from the WordPress plugin repository. The recommended mitigation is to uninstall the plugin and find an alternative solution (WordPress Plugin, Patchstack).

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