CVE-2022-1001

WP Downgrade <= 1.2.2 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

mediumImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

4.8

CVSS Score

4.8

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

1.2.3

Patched in

672d

Time to patch

Description

The WP Downgrade WordPress plugin before 1.2.3 only perform client side validation of its "WordPress Target Version" settings, but does not sanitise and escape it server side, allowing high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<1.2.3

PublishedMarch 22, 2022

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginwp-downgrade

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3d1f9fb7-fcb8-41ec-8c2f-0864e245f873?source=api-prod

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