Newsletter Plugin up to 7.4.5 on WordPress Setting preheader_text cross site scripting
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Newsletter Plugin up to 7.4.5 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation of the argument preheader_text
with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:
The Newsletter WordPress plugin before 7.4.6 does not escape and sanitise the preheader_text setting, which could allow high privilege users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks when the unfilteredhtml is disallowed
The weakness was disclosed 06/20/2022. The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-1889 since 05/25/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
Upgrading to version 7.4.6 eliminates this vulnerability.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.3
VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Newsletter Plugin 7.4.6
Timeline
05/25/2022 🔍06/20/2022 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: wpscan.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-1889 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 06/20/2022 17:53Changes: 06/20/2022 17:53 (42)
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