CVE-2022-1846
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Tiny Contact Form WordPress plugin through version 0.7 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-1846. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on May 31, 2022. This security issue affects the plugin's settings update functionality, potentially impacting WordPress installations using this plugin (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from the absence of CSRF protection mechanisms when updating the plugin's settings. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. It is classified as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (NVD, WPScan).

Impact

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify the plugin's settings by tricking an authenticated administrator into performing unintended actions. The attack requires user interaction, as the administrator must be logged in and must be convinced to trigger the malicious request (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the latest reports, there is no known fix available for this vulnerability. Users of the Tiny Contact Form plugin should consider implementing additional security measures or using alternative contact form solutions until a patch is released (WPScan).

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