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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-1630
CVE-2022-1630:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The WP-EMail WordPress plugin before version 2.69.0 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. The vulnerability was discovered by Daniel Ruf and was assigned CVE-2022-1630. The issue was publicly disclosed on May 30, 2022, and affects the log deletion functionality of the plugin (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from the plugin's failure to implement nonce checks in its log deletion functionality. This security oversight allows attackers to execute CSRF attacks against logged-in administrators. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium) and is classified under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery). The issue falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A2: Broken Authentication and Session Management (WPScan).
Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to force a logged-in administrator to delete logs without their knowledge or consent through a CSRF attack (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.69.0 of the WP-EMail plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to protect against this security issue (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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