Description
The MonsterInsights WordPress plugin before 8.9.1 does not sanitize or escape page titles in the top posts/pages section, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary web scripts into the titles by spoofing requests to google analytics.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | MonsterInsights | < 8.9.1 | 8.9.1 |
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
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RandomRobbieBF/CVE-2022-3904 ★ 2 · Jul 12, 2023
CVE-2022-3904 MonsterInsights < 8.9.1 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Google Analytics
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/244d9ef1-335c-4f65-94ad-27c0c633f6ad exploit vdb-entry technical-description