Stored Cross-Site Scripting in ProfilePress Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2022-4697

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Paid Membership, Ecommerce, Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile, Paywall & Restrict Content – Profilepress
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 December 2022

Summary

The ProfilePress plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to inadequate sanitization of the 'wp_user_cover_default_image_url' parameter. This vulnerability allows authenticated users with administrator or higher privileges to embed malicious scripts, which can be executed when other users visit affected pages. The issue predominantly impacts multi-site configurations and those with disabled unfiltered_html settings, making it crucial for administrators to implement necessary security measures and update their installations.

Affected Version(s)

Paid Membership, Ecommerce, Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile, Paywall & Restrict Content – ProfilePress * <= 4.5.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

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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