WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2022-1617 Modified

WP-Invoice: Cross-site scripting

WP-Invoice 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 6.1 CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD score 6.1 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
WP-Invoice
Plugin slug
wp-invoice
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jan 16, 2024
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Jan 16, 2024 and is one of 7 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update WP-Invoice 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-Invoice WordPress plugin through 4.3.1 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, and is lacking sanitisation as well as escaping in some of them, allowing attacker to make a logged in admin change them and add XSS payload in them

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

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

Primary and upstream sources