id: CVE-2022-4295
info:
name: Show all comments < 7.0.1 - Cross-Site Scripting
author: r3Y3r53
severity: medium
description: |
The Show All Comments WordPress plugin before 7.0.1 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against a logged in high privilege users such as admin.
impact: |
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected website, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
remediation: |
Update to the latest version of the Show all comments plugin (7.0.1) or apply the vendor-supplied patch to fix the vulnerability.
reference:
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4ced1a4d-0c1f-42ad-8473-241c68b92b56
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4295
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 6.1
cve-id: CVE-2022-4295
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.00071
epss-percentile: 0.29156
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:appjetty:show_all_comments:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 1
vendor: appjetty
product: show_all_comments
framework: wordpress
publicwww-query: /wp-content/plugins/show-all-comments-in-one-page
tags: wpscan,cve,cve2022,wp,wordpress,wp-plugin,xss,show-all-comments-in-one-page,appjetty
http:
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=sac_post_type_call&post_type="
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- 'status_code == 200'
- 'contains(content_type, "text/html")'
- 'contains(body, "")'
- 'contains(body, "Select ")'
condition: and
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