Awin Data Feed: Cross-site scripting
Awin Data Feed is affected by cross-site scripting. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Awin Data Feed
- Plugin slug
awin-data-feed- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jul 11, 2022
This CVE was published Jul 11, 2022 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Awin Data Feed to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Awin Data Feed WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not sanitise and escape a header when processing request to generate analytics data, allowing unauthenticated users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against a logged in admin viewing the plugin's settings
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N