Medium severity · published Dec 23, 2022
CVE-2022-4698
ProfilePress <= 4.5.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Form Settings
4.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The ProfilePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several form fields in versions up to, and including, 4.5.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected product
PM
Paid Membership Plugin, Ecommerce, User Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content – ProfilePress
properfraction
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4698
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4698
Patch
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2838522%40wp-user-avatar%2Ftrunk&old=2837217%40wp-user-avatar%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/43c9dcec-f769-4c55-93d0-c2aa45a4fa16?source=cve
Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/43c9dcec-f769-4c55-93d0-c2aa45a4fa16
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