CVE-2022-1787: Sideblog <= 6.0 - Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS

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: 2022-06-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The 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

Affected products

Sideblog WordPress Plugin: through 6.0

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b85920b3-dfc1-4112-abd8-ce6a5d91ae0d
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b85920b3-dfc1-4112-abd8-ce6a5d91ae0d

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