Vulnerability identifier: #VU69857

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3833

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Fancier Author Box by ThematoSoup
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Slobodan Manic

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote user can permanently inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Fancier Author Box by ThematoSoup: 1.0 - 1.4

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External links
http://wpscan.com/vulnerability/41096d40-83d4-40b4-9632-afef51e8b00e
http://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/fancier-author-box/wordpress-fancier-author-box-by-thematosoup-plugin-1-4-auth-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.