Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-1009
The Smush WordPress plugin before 3.9.9 does not sanitise and escape a configuration parameter before outputting it back in an admin page when uploading a malicious preset configuration, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting. For the attack to be successful, an attacker would need an admin to upload a malicious configuration file
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2022-1009
- cpe:2.3:a:wpmudev:smush_image_compression_and_optimization:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-1009
0.10%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 40 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-1009
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
6.1
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.8
|
2.7
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2022-1009
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: contact@wpscan.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2022-1009
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https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bb5af08f-bb19-46a1-a7ac-8381f428c11e
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