CVE-2022-29450
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Multiple Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities were discovered in the Admin Management Xtended WordPress plugin versions 2.4.4 and below. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2022-29450 and was reported on April 18, 2022. The affected plugin extends WordPress admin functionalities with features like toggling post/page visibility, changing page order, and managing categories inline (CVE Mitre, Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 5.4 (Low severity). The security issue affects unauthenticated users and falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A5: Broken Access Control. The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication (Patchstack).

Impact

The vulnerability could enable attackers to force authenticated users to perform unintended actions within the WordPress admin interface. This includes potential manipulation of post visibility, page ordering, category management, and other administrative functions that the plugin provides (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability was fixed in version 2.4.5 of the Admin Management Xtended plugin. The fix implemented CSRF protection by adding nonce verification to the affected functions. Users are advised to update to version 2.4.5 or later to remove the vulnerability (GitHub Commit, Patchstack).

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