XSS in Rpetersen29 Simple Banner – Easily Add Multiple Banners/bars/notifications/announcements To The Top Or Bottom Of Your Website
CVE-2022-2515
The Simple Banner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `pro_version_activation_code` parameter in versions up to, and including, 2.11.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, including those without administrative capabilities when access is granted to those users, to inject arbitrary web scripts in page that will execute whenever a user role having access to "Simple Banner" accesses the plugin's settings.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.008 (52.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Patch)
- security@wordfence.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2515?
- CVE-2022-2515 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rpetersen29 Simple Banner – Easily Add Multiple Banners/bars/notifications/announcements To The Top Or Bottom Of Your Website, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2022-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2515?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-2515 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.