WP Hide & Security Enhancer Plugin up to 1.7 on WordPress Backend Page cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WP Hide & Security Enhancer Plugin up to 1.7 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Backend Page. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-2538. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WP Hide & Security Enhancer Plugin up to 1.7 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Backend Page. The manipulation 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. The summary by CVE is:

The WP Hide & Security Enhancer WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not escape a parameter before outputting it back in an attribute of a backend page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

The weakness was released 08/30/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-2538 since 07/26/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WP Hide & Security Enhancer Plugin 1.8

Timelineinfo

07/26/2022 🔍
08/30/2022 +35 days 🔍
08/30/2022 +0 days 🔍
10/09/2022 +40 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2538 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2538
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-207551

Entryinfo

Created: 08/30/2022 08:04
Updated: 10/09/2022 15:29
Changes: 08/30/2022 08:04 (41), 10/09/2022 15:29 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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