Administrator-session script execution via stored form fields
Published Sep 5, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Stored XSS in Paymattic before 4.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute scripts in an administrator's browser through submitted forms. The plugin stores unescaped Name, Subject, and Message field values and renders them in the administrative entry view without sanitization or output encoding. No account is required; execution occurs when an administrator opens the malicious submission, allowing script access within that administrator session.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Paymattic before 4.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute scripts in an administrator's browser through submitted forms. The plugin stores unescaped Name, Subject, and Message field values and renders them in the administrative entry view without sanitization or output encoding. No account is required; execution occurs when an administrator opens the malicious submission, allowing script access within that administrator session.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-2565
- Published
- Sep 5, 2022
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Mahmudul Hasan Arif
- Product
- Paymattic
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 5, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=4.2.1 <4.2.1
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
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