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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-25599
CVE-2022-25599:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability leading to event deletion was discovered in Spiffy Calendar WordPress plugin versions 4.9.0 and earlier. The vulnerability was discovered on February 10, 2022, and was fixed in version 4.9.1 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery). It received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.4 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L according to the assessment by Patchstack. The NVD assessment rated it slightly lower at 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 (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication, specifically the deletion of events in the calendar (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users are advised to update to Spiffy Calendar version 4.9.1 or later to remove the vulnerability. The fix includes additional security checks and sanitation, as well as the removal of front quick links (WordPress Plugin).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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