Awin Data Feed
CVE-2022-1937
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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1DescriptionNVD
The Awin Data Feed WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back via an AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users), leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
AnalysisAI
The Awin Data Feed WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back via an AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users),. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The Awin Data Feed WordPress plugin before 1.8 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back via an AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users), leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Affected products include: Awin Awin Data Feed. Version information: before 1.8.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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