Insights from Google PageSpeed: Cross-site scripting
Insights from Google PageSpeed is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Insights from Google PageSpeed
- Plugin slug
insights-from-google-pagespeed- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Apr 04, 2022
This CVE was published Apr 04, 2022 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Insights from Google PageSpeed 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 Insights from Google PageSpeed WordPress plugin before 4.0.4 does not sanitise and escape various parameters before outputting them back in attributes in the plugin's settings dashboard, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N