CVE-2022-1756
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CVE-2022-1756 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. The Newsletter WordPress plugin before 7.4.5 does not sanitize and escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] before echoing it back in admin pages. Although this uses addslashes, and most modern browsers automatically URLEncode requests, this is still vulnerable to Reflected XSS in older browsers such as Internet Explorer 9 or below.. EPSS estimates a 1.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Newsletter WordPress plugin before 7.4.5 does not sanitize and escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] before echoing it back in admin pages. Although this uses addslashes, and most modern browsers automatically URLEncode requests, this is still vulnerable to Reflected XSS in older browsers such as Internet Explorer 9 or below.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Thenewsletterplugin | Newsletter | < 7.4.5 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6ad407fe-db2b-41fb-834b-dd8c4f62b072Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6ad407fe-db2b-41fb-834b-dd8c4f62b072Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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