XSS in Autolinks Project
CVE-2022-1112
The Autolinks WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, and does not sanitise as well as escape them, which could allow attackers to perform Stored Cross-Site scripting against a logged in admin via a CSRF attack
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.003 (23.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Autolinks_project Autolinks
- Unknown Autolinks — versions 1.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1112?
- CVE-2022-1112 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Autolinks Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-04-18.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1112?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-1112 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.