Beaver Builder up to 2.5.5.2 on WordPress Media Upload caption cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Beaver Builder up to 2.5.5.2 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Media Upload Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument caption results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-2695. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Beaver Builder up to 2.5.5.2 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block of the component Media Upload Handler. The manipulation of the argument caption with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Beaver Builder – WordPress Page Builder for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'caption' parameter added to images via the media uploader in versions up to, and including, 2.5.5.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with access to the Beaver Builder editor and the ability to upload media files to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

The weakness was presented 09/07/2022. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-2695 since 08/06/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Beaver Builder

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• 2.5.5.0
• 2.5.5.1
• 2.5.5.2

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