CVE-2022-1961
The Google Tag Manager for WordPress (GTM4WP) plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient escaping via the `gtm4wp-options[scroller-contentid]` parameter found in the `~/public/frontend.php` file which allowed attackers with…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.12%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Google Tag Manager for WordPress (GTM4WP) plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient escaping via the `gtm4wp-options[scroller-contentid]` parameter found in the `~/public/frontend.php` file which allowed attackers with administrative user access to inject arbitrary web scripts, in versions up to and including 1.15.1. This affects multi-site installations where unfiltered_html is disabled for administrators, and sites where unfiltered_html is disabled.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.12% probability · 64th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- gtm4wp/google tag manager
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/02a21cd0ea0b7bf586131c5eebb69f1dExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2732977%40duracelltomi-google-tag-manager&new=2732977%40duracelltomi-google-tag-manager&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=Patch
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/duracelltomi-google-tag-manager/#developersProduct, Release Notes
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/202c14d0-9207-47cb-9410-ca4c70d7b6d2?source=cveThird Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-1961Third Party Advisory
- https://gist.github.com/Xib3rR4dAr/02a21cd0ea0b7bf586131c5eebb69f1dExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2732977%40duracelltomi-google-tag-manager&new=2732977%40duracelltomi-google-tag-manager&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=Patch
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/duracelltomi-google-tag-manager/#developersProduct, Release Notes
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/202c14d0-9207-47cb-9410-ca4c70d7b6d2?source=cveThird Party Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-1961Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.