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CVE-2022-2541: uContext for Amazon <= 3.9.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-09-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The uContext for Amazon plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including 3.9.1. This is due to missing nonce validation in the ~/app/sites/ajax/actions/keyword_save.php file that is called via the doAjax() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Affected products

• gcornelisse uContext for Amazon: through 3.9.1

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ucontext-for-amazon/trunk/app/Ucontext4a_Ajax.php
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ucontext-for-amazon/trunk/app/sites/ajax/actions/keyword_save.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0f7c43d4-cf21-4324-bc77-50bdc2c24661?source=cve
• https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2541
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ucontext-for-amazon/trunk/app/Ucontext4a_Ajax.php
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ucontext-for-amazon/trunk/app/sites/ajax/actions/keyword_save.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0f7c43d4-cf21-4324-bc77-50bdc2c24661?source=cve
• https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2541

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