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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-1957
CVE-2022-1957:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-1957 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting the WordPress Comment License plugin versions below 1.4.0. The vulnerability was discovered by Daniel Ruf and publicly disclosed on June 16, 2022. This security issue allows attackers to perform arbitrary settings updates in the plugin's configuration (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from the absence of CSRF protection mechanisms when updating plugin settings. It has been assigned a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium) and is classified under CWE-352. The vulnerability aligns with the OWASP Top 10 category A2: Broken Authentication and Session Management (WPScan).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to modify the plugin's settings through a CSRF attack, provided they can trick an authenticated administrator into triggering the malicious request (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.4.0 of the Comment License plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to protect against potential CSRF attacks (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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