CVE-2022-44735
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Gus Sevilla WP Clictracker WordPress plugin versions 1.0.5 and below. The vulnerability was identified and assigned CVE-2022-44735, with the initial disclosure occurring on November 25, 2022 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue that affects authenticated users with administrative privileges. It received a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.8 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) (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 the vulnerability disclosure, no official fix has been made available for this security issue. Given its low severity impact and the requirement for administrative access, the vulnerability is considered unlikely to be exploited (Patchstack).

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