CVE-2022-4667
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2022-4667 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the RSS Aggregator by Feedzy WordPress plugin versions below 4.1.1. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on January 4, 2023. The issue affects users with contributor-level permissions or higher in WordPress installations using the vulnerable plugin versions (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from improper validation and escaping of block options before they are output back to the page. This security flaw has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium severity) and is classified under CWE-79: Cross-Site Scripting. The vulnerability specifically affects the plugin's block options handling functionality (WPScan).

Impact

The vulnerability allows users with contributor-level access to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that could be used against high-privilege users such as administrators. This could potentially lead to unauthorized actions being performed with administrator privileges (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 4.1.1 of the RSS Aggregator by Feedzy plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (WPScan).

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