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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-29431
CVE-2022-29431:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in the WordPress Remove CPT base plugin versions 5.8 and earlier. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 6, 2022, and affects the plugin's functionality that handles CPT (Custom Post Type) base operations (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) with a CVSS score of 5.4, indicating a low severity impact. The security issue is tracked as CVE-2022-29431 and falls under the CWE-352 category (Patchstack).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability allows an attacker to delete the CPT base through a CSRF attack. The attack could force privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was fixed in version 5.9 of the Remove CPT base plugin. Users are advised to update to version 5.9 or later to resolve the security issue. The update includes the addition of nonce and security checks to prevent CSRF attacks (WordPress Plugin, Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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