6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2022-4631
WP-Ban Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in WP-Ban. Affected is an unknown function of the file ban-options.php. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The name of the patch is 22b925449c84faa9b7496abe4f8f5661cb5eb3bf. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216480.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 21, 2022, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:58 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-4631 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wp-ban_project wp-ban
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-4631.

URL Resource
https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-ban/commit/22b925449c84faa9b7496abe4f8f5661cb5eb3bf Patch Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.216480 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-4631 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE VulDB CWE-79
    Removed CWE VulDB CWE-74
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 29, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-ban/commit/22b925449c84faa9b7496abe4f8f5661cb5eb3bf No Types Assigned https://github.com/lesterchan/wp-ban/commit/22b925449c84faa9b7496abe4f8f5661cb5eb3bf Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://vuldb.com/?id.216480 No Types Assigned https://vuldb.com/?id.216480 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wp-ban_project:wp-ban:-:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-4631 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-4631 weaknesses.

CAPEC-63: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CAPEC-85: AJAX Footprinting AJAX Footprinting CAPEC-209: XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch CAPEC-588: DOM-Based XSS DOM-Based XSS CAPEC-591: Reflected XSS Reflected XSS CAPEC-592: Stored XSS Stored XSS CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-83: XPath Injection XPath Injection CAPEC-84: XQuery Injection XQuery Injection CAPEC-250: XML Injection XML Injection CAPEC-276: Inter-component Protocol Manipulation Inter-component Protocol Manipulation CAPEC-277: Data Interchange Protocol Manipulation Data Interchange Protocol Manipulation CAPEC-278: Web Services Protocol Manipulation Web Services Protocol Manipulation CAPEC-279: SOAP Manipulation SOAP Manipulation CAPEC-468: Generic Cross-Browser Cross-Domain Theft Generic Cross-Browser Cross-Domain Theft
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.26609

percentile

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