Multi Step Form Plugin up to 1.7.7 on WordPress cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Multi Step Form Plugin up to 1.7.7 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-4196. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Multi Step Form Plugin up to 1.7.7 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. 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 Multi Step Form WordPress plugin before 1.7.8 does not sanitise and escape some of its form fields, 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 01/10/2023. The advisory is shared at wpscan.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-4196 since 11/29/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.7.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

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

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Multi Step Form Plugin 1.7.8

Timelineinfo

11/29/2022 🔍
01/10/2023 +42 days 🔍
01/10/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/09/2025 +820 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-4196 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-4196
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-217733

Entryinfo

Created: 01/10/2023 08:36
Updated: 04/09/2025 18:35
Changes: 01/10/2023 08:36 (40), 01/30/2023 17:09 (11), 04/09/2025 18:35 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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