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CVE-2022-1842: OpenBook Book Data <= 3.5.2 - Arbitrary Settings Update to Stored XSS via CSRF

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-06-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The OpenBook Book Data WordPress plugin through 3.5.2 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 as well

Affected products

• OpenBook Book Data: through 3.5.2

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/77aafeb9-af80-490a-b3d7-4fa973bab61c
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/77aafeb9-af80-490a-b3d7-4fa973bab61c

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