Google Places Reviews < 2.0.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2022-1772
CVSS Medium (5.5)
Publicly Published May 17, 2022
Last Updated June 6, 2024
Researcher Krishna Harsha Kondaveeti
Description

The Google Places Reviews WordPress plugin before 2.0.0 does not properly escape its Google API key setting, which is reflected on the site's administration panel. A malicious administrator could abuse this bug, in a multisite WordPress configuration, to trick super-administrators into viewing the booby-trapped payload and taking over their account.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug google-places-reviews (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0.0
Patched Version
  • 2.0.0
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