Stored script execution via unescaped settings
Published Apr 18, 2022 · Updated Aug 2, 2024
Stored XSS in veradeveloper Good & Bad comments 1.0.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject script through settings. The plugin stores settings without sanitizing their values or escaping their output, causing crafted markup to execute when rendered. Administrator-level access is required even when unfiltered_html is disabled, and another user must view the stored value for script execution.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in veradeveloper Good & Bad comments 1.0.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject script through settings. The plugin stores settings without sanitizing their values or escaping their output, causing crafted markup to execute when rendered. Administrator-level access is required even when unfiltered_html is disabled, and another user must view the stored value for script execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-1090
- Published
- Apr 18, 2022
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Vendor
- veradeveloper
- Product
- Good & Bad comments
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 18, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.0.0 <=1.0.0
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- WPScan settings stored-XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · validated
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