Visual CSS Style Editor: Cross-site scripting
Visual CSS Style Editor 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
- Visual CSS Style Editor
- Plugin slug
visual-css-style-editor- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Feb 01, 2022
This CVE was published Feb 01, 2022 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Visual CSS Style Editor 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 Visual CSS Style Editor WordPress plugin before 7.5.4 does not sanitise and escape the wyp_page_type parameter before outputting it back in an admin page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issue
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N