CVE-2022-2432
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability (CVE-2022-2432) was identified in the Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart WordPress plugin versions below 6.10.24. The security flaw was discovered and publicly disclosed on August 4, 2022. The vulnerability stems from incorrect CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) protection mechanisms in the plugin's settings update functionality (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue, specifically due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the ecwidupdateplugin_params function. The severity of this vulnerability is rated as medium with a CVSS score of 6.3. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) and falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A2: Broken Authentication and Session Management (WPScan).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow attackers to make unauthorized changes to the plugin's settings through a CSRF attack when an administrator is logged in. This could potentially lead to unauthorized modifications of the e-commerce platform's configuration (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 6.10.24 of the Ecwid Ecommerce Shopping Cart plugin. Site administrators are strongly advised to update to this version or later to protect against potential CSRF attacks (WPScan).

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