cve/2022/CVE-2022-1005.md

### [CVE-2022-1005](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-1005)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=WP%20Statistics&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=13.2.2%3C%2013.2.2%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-79%20Cross-site%20Scripting%20(XSS)&color=brighgreen)

### Description

The WP Statistics WordPress plugin before 13.2.2 does not sanitise the REQUEST_URI parameter before outputting it back in the rendered page, leading to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in web browsers which do not encode characters

### POC

#### Reference
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f37d1d55-10cc-4202-8d16-9ec2128f54f9
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f37d1d55-10cc-4202-8d16-9ec2128f54f9

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon