Stored XSS via missing CSRF check
Published Jun 27, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Cross-Site Request Forgery in WP Sentry 1.0 allows remote attackers to alter settings through a logged-in administrator's browser. The settings handlers accept cross-site POST requests without CSRF validation and store supplied values without sanitization or escaping, allowing script content to execute when affected settings are rendered. Exploitation requires an administrator to visit attacker-controlled content while authenticated; the demonstrated impact is persistent script execution in the WordPress administrative context, with no evidence of direct server takeover.
Summary
What happened
Cross-Site Request Forgery in WP Sentry 1.0 allows remote attackers to alter settings through a logged-in administrator's browser. The settings handlers accept cross-site POST requests without CSRF validation and store supplied values without sanitization or escaping, allowing script content to execute when affected settings are rendered. Exploitation requires an administrator to visit attacker-controlled content while authenticated; the demonstrated impact is persistent script execution in the WordPress administrative context, with no evidence of direct server takeover.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-1844
- Published
- Jun 27, 2022
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Weigold Enterprises
- Product
- WP Sentry
- Classifications
- CWE-352, T1189
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 27, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.0 <=1.0
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Public exploit references
- WP Sentry settings CSRF to stored XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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