WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan: Cross-site scripting
WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan 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
- WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan
- Plugin slug
wp-cerber-security,-anti-spam-&-malware-scan- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Mar 07, 2022
This CVE was published Mar 07, 2022 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WP Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan 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 Cerber Security, Anti-spam & Malware Scan WordPress plugin before 8.9.6 does not sanitise the $url variable before using it in an attribute in the Activity tab in the plugins dashboard, leading to an unauthenticated stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N