VDB-217243 · CVE-2022-4200 · GCVE-0-2022-4200

Login with Cognito Plugin up to 1.4.8 on WordPress Setting cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Login with Cognito Plugin up to 1.4.8 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Setting Handler. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-4200. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Login with Cognito Plugin up to 1.4.8 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Login with Cognito WordPress plugin through 1.4.8 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

The weakness was presented 01/03/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-4200 since 11/29/2022. 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.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

11/29/2022 🔍
01/03/2023 +35 days 🔍
01/03/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/11/2025 +828 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-4200 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-4200
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-217243

Entryinfo

Created: 01/03/2023 08:58
Updated: 04/11/2025 00:13
Changes: 01/03/2023 08:58 (39), 01/27/2023 09:11 (11), 04/11/2025 00:13 (16)
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