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CVE-2022-1009 Details

Description

The Smush WordPress plugin before 3.9.9 does not sanitise and escape a configuration parameter before outputting it back in an admin page when uploading a malicious preset configuration, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting. For the attack to be successful, an attacker would need an admin to upload a malicious configuration file

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.1 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bb5af08f-bb19-46a1-a7ac-8381f428c11e CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bb5af08f-bb19-46a1-a7ac-8381f428c11e [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
wpmudev smush image compression and optimization
< 3.9.9

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:wpmudev:smush_image_compression_and_optimization:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-1009
NVD Published Date:
May 30, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2022-1009 Details - Not Deferred