CVE-2022-2516
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2022-2516 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2022-09-06 18:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2022-09-13 13:29:00 UTC |
| Description | The Visual Composer Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the post/page 'Title' value in versions up to, and including, 45.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with access to the visual composer editor to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-79
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Visualcomposer | Visual Composer Website Builder | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 403 Forbidden | MISC | plugins.trac.wordpress.org | |
| Vulnerability Advisories - Wordfence | MISC | www.wordfence.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
LEGACY: Zhouyuan Yang
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.