CVE-2022-1112: Autolinks <= 1.0.1 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via CSRF

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-04-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Autolinks WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, and does not sanitise as well as escape them, which could allow attackers to perform Stored Cross-Site scripting against a logged in admin via a CSRF attack

Affected products

Autolinks: through 1.0.1

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/746c7cf2-0902-461a-a364-285505d73505
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/746c7cf2-0902-461a-a364-285505d73505

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