CVE-2022-1093: WP Meta SEO < 4.4.7 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via breadcrumbs

Published May 23, 2022
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Updated

The WP Meta SEO WordPress plugin before 4.4.7 does not sanitise or escape the breadcrumb separator before outputting it to the page, allowing a high privilege user such as an administrator to inject arbitrary javascript into the page even when unfiltered html is disallowed.

Affected Software

1 affected component
JoomUnited Wp Meta Seo Wordpress<4.4.7

Event History

May 23, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:15 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:15 AM
DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2022-1093.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2022-1093?

The severity of CVE-2022-1093 is medium with a score of 4.8.

3

What is the affected software?

The affected software is the WP Meta SEO WordPress plugin before version 4.4.7.

4

How does CVE-2022-1093 affect users?

CVE-2022-1093 allows a high privilege user to inject arbitrary JavaScript into the page, even when unfiltered HTML is disallowed.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2022-1093?

Yes, upgrading to WP Meta SEO version 4.4.7 or above fixes the vulnerability.

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