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Unscored Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2022-1597 EUVD-2022-24886GHSA-7f3c-8333-69p4

WPQA < 5.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Published Jun 6, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan

Category: Web / CMS

Description

The WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 5.4, used as a companion for the Discy and Himer , does not sanitise and escape a parameter on its reset password form which makes it possible to perform Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— WPQA Builder 5.4 – < 5.4 5.4

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

  • V35HR4J/CVE-2022-1597 ★ 4 · May 16, 2022

    The plugin, used as a companion for the Discy and Himer themes, does not sanitise and escape a parameter on its reset password form which makes it possible to perform Reflected Cross-Site Scripting a…

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

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