CVE-2022-4552
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The FL3R FeelBox WordPress plugin through version 8.1 contains a security vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-4552. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on January 4, 2023. This security issue affects the plugin's settings update functionality, which lacks proper Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection mechanisms (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from two main security issues: the absence of CSRF checks during settings updates and inadequate input sanitization and output escaping. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating significant security risk. It is classified under CWE-352 and falls into the OWASP Top 10 category A2: Broken Authentication and Session Management (WPScan).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to execute a CSRF attack that leads to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) payloads being added to the system through the logged-in administrator's account (WPScan, NIST NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the latest reports, there is no known fix available for this vulnerability. Website administrators running the affected versions of FL3R FeelBox (version 8.1 or earlier) should consider disabling the plugin until a security patch is released (WPScan).

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