Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in WP User Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2022-4519

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
WP User – Custom Registration Forms, Login And User Profile
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 December 2022

Summary

The WP User plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability that allows stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping in its settings parameters. This flaw impacts versions up to and including 7.0. Only authenticated users with administrator-level permissions and above can exploit this vulnerability, enabling them to inject malicious web scripts onto pages. When these pages are accessed, the injected scripts execute, posing a significant risk in multi-site installations and where unfiltered_html option is disabled.

Affected Version(s)

WP User – Custom Registration Forms, Login and User Profile * <= 7.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-user/#description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Marco Wotschka
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