SB2022032204 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Easy Social Icons plugin for WordPress
Published: March 22, 2022
Breakdown by Severity
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- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0840)
CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the image_file field. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
2) Improper access control (CVE-ID: N/A)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and delete arbitrary icon.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/easy-social-icons/wordpress-easy-social-icons-plugin-3-2-0-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9da884a9-b4dd-4de0-9afa-722f772cf2df
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/easy-social-icons/wordpress-easy-social-icons-plugin-3-2-0-unauthenticated-arbitrary-icon-deletion-vulnerability