CVE-2022-1408: VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS < 1.5.8 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Published May 16, 2022
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Updated

The VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS WordPress plugin before 1.5.8 does not escape various settings before outputting them in attributes, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfilteredhtml is disallowed

Affected Software

1 affected component
vikwp Hotel Booking Engine \& Pms Wordpress<1.5.8

Event History

May 16, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:30 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:30 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-1408?

CVE-2022-1408 is a vulnerability in the VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS WordPress plugin that allows high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

2

How severe is CVE-2022-1408?

CVE-2022-1408 has a severity level of medium with a CVSS score of 4.8.

3

What software versions are affected by CVE-2022-1408?

Versions of the VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS WordPress plugin prior to 1.5.8 are affected by CVE-2022-1408.

4

How can CVE-2022-1408 be exploited?

CVE-2022-1408 can be exploited by high privilege users, such as admin, to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2022-1408?

Yes, the fix for CVE-2022-1408 is to update the VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS WordPress plugin to version 1.5.8 or later.

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