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CVE-2022-1092: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The myCred WordPress plugin before version 2.4.3.1 contains a security vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-1092. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on March 29, 2022. This security issue affects the plugin's import/export functionality, specifically impacting WordPress installations using the myCred plugin (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from missing authorization and CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) checks in the mycred-tools-import-export AJAX action. The issue has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.5 (medium severity) and is classified under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). The vulnerability falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A5: Broken Access Control (WPScan).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability allows any authenticated user to retrieve the list of email addresses present in the blog. This represents a significant privacy concern as it could lead to unauthorized access to user contact information (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in myCred version 2.4.4. Website administrators running affected versions should update their myCred plugin installation to the latest version to mitigate this security risk (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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