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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-46844
CVE-2022-46844:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affects PixelGrade PixFields WordPress plugin versions up to and including 0.7.0. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by Justiice on December 9, 2022, and was publicly disclosed on March 29, 2023 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (Patchstack).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to inject malicious scripts, such as redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website which will be executed when guests visit the site. The specific impact may vary case by case (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
No official fix is currently available for this vulnerability. However, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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