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TI-2022-01706 Aliases CVE-2022-1842GHSA-255j-5m9h-c8jh

OpenBook Book Data <= 3.5.2 - Arbitrary Settings Update to Stored XSS via CSRF

Priority LOW 20CWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00429 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownOpenBook Book Data3.5.2 – 3.5.2—No fix listedCNA
  • OpenBook Book Data VendorUnknown Affected 3.5.2 – 3.5.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openbook_book_data_project:openbook_book_data:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*up to 3.5.2VulnerableOpenbook Book Data Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:openbook_book_data_project:openbook_book_data:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 3.5.2 Vulnerable ·Openbook Book Data Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1842
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-255j-5m9h-c8jh

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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