Bitcoin / Altcoin Faucet <= 1.6.0 - Settings Update to Stored XSS via CSRF
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering, Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352 and CWE-79.
Summary
The Bitcoin / Altcoin Faucet WordPress plugin through 1.6.0 does not have any CSRF check when saving its settings, allowing attacker to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack. Furthermore, due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping, it could also lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00303 23rd 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
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Bitcoin / Altcoin Faucet | 1.6.0 – 1.6.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Bitcoin / Altcoin Faucet VendorUnknown Affected 1.6.0 – 1.6.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin\/altcoin_faucet_project:bitcoin\/altcoin_faucet:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.6.0 | Vulnerable | Bitcoin/altcoin Faucet Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:bitcoin\/altcoin_faucet_project:bitcoin\/altcoin_faucet:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Bitcoin/altcoin Faucet Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3025
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8cf2-pgv8-hqvm
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-3025 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3025 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8cf2-pgv8-hqvm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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