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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-0199
CVE-2022-0199:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-0199 affects the Coming soon and Maintenance mode WordPress plugin versions before 3.6.8. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on January 12, 2022, with a public release on January 24, 2022 (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from the absence of CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) protection in the plugin's comingsoonsend_mail AJAX action. This security flaw allows potential attackers to execute unauthorized actions through CSRF attacks targeting authenticated administrators (WPScan).
Impact
When successfully exploited, this vulnerability enables attackers to manipulate the system to send arbitrary emails to all subscribed users through the compromised administrator's account (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 3.6.8 of the Coming soon and Maintenance mode WordPress plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to protect against potential attacks (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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