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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-29423
CVE-2022-29423:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Pro Features Lock Bypass vulnerability was discovered in WordPress Countdown & Clock plugin versions 2.3.2 and earlier. The vulnerability was disclosed on April 28, 2022, and was assigned CVE-2022-29423 (Patchstack Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Broken Access Control issue with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.8 (Low) according to Patchstack, though NVD rates it at 9.8 (Critical). The vulnerability is related to permissions, privileges, and access controls (CWE-264) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow an unprivileged user to execute certain higher privileged actions due to missing authorization, authentication, or nonce token checks in specific functions (Patchstack Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
No official fix has been made available for this vulnerability. Given the low severity impact, virtual patching is deemed unnecessary (Patchstack Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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