Showing URL in QR Code <= 0.0.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting

5.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2022-3847
CVSS 5.5 (Medium)
Publicly Published November 3, 2022
Last Updated November 14, 2022
Researchers Kunal Sharma
Daniel Krohmer - Fraunhofer IESE Germany

Description

The Showing URL in QR Code plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 0.0.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the urlinqrcoed_menu_callback_func() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript, that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator or editor into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug get-site-to-phone-by-qr-code (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organizations risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 0.0.1

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