WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2022-1549 Modified

WP Athletics: Cross-site scripting

WP Athletics 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.

CVE / CNA score 5.4 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 5.4 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
WP Athletics
Plugin slug
wp-athletics
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jun 13, 2022
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Jun 13, 2022 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update WP Athletics 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 WP Athletics WordPress plugin through 1.1.7 does not sanitize parameters before storing them in the database, nor does it escape the values when outputting them back in the admin dashboard, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.

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

Primary and upstream sources