WP Spell Check < 9.13 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
CVE-2022-2658

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
WP Spell Check
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 January 2023

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2022-2658?

The WP Spell Check WordPress plugin before 9.13 does not escape ignored words, 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)

Affected Version(s)

WP Spell Check 0 < 9.13

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2022-2658 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e72fa040-3ca5-4570-9a3c-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Marco Nappi
WPScan
.