CVE-2022-1265 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The BulletProof Security WordPress plugin before 6.1 does not sanitize and escape some of its CAPTCHA settings, which could allow high-privileged users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed

Published: 2022-05-16

Score: 4.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

BulletProof Security

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.1`	affected	< 6.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ait-pro:bulletproof_security:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-24598	The BulletProof Security WordPress plugin before 6.1 does not sanitize and escape some of its CAPTCHA settings, which could allow high-privileged users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when unfiltered_html is disallowed

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00577.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9b66819d-8479-4c0b-b206-7f7ff769f758

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Ait-pro Bulletproof Security

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2022-05-16T14:30:43.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T23:55:24.622Z

Reserved: 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-1265

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-05-16T15:15:09.103

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:22:07.017

Link: CVE-2022-1265

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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