Reported vulnerability
Sideblog WordPress Plugin <= 6.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update and Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Published 23 May 2022
Updated 22 Jan 2024
CVE-2022-1787
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Wordfence advisory
critical · CVSS 9.6The Sideblog WordPress plugin through 6.0 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack and lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping
Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Sideblog WordPress Plugin
- Software
- plugin · sideblog
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, through 6.0
- Fix availability
- No fix reported
- Fixed versions
- No fixed version specified
Recommended action
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
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Which versions of Sideblog WordPress Plugin are affected?
Wordfence lists these affected versions: Start version unspecified, through 6.0. Use the version checker above to compare your installed release with this report.
Is a fix available for Sideblog WordPress Plugin?
Wordfence does not report a fix for this issue in Sideblog WordPress Plugin. Read the source report and ask the developer or your website support team what action to take.
Where can I find my installed plugin version?
In WordPress, open Plugins > Installed Plugins and find the version shown beneath the plugin name.
Does an affected version mean my website has been hacked?
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