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CVE-2022-30337:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in JoomUnited WP Meta SEO plugin version 4.4.8 and earlier versions for WordPress. The vulnerability was identified on June 28, 2022, and allows an attacker to update the social settings without proper authorization (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-30337 and has been assigned 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. The vulnerability falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A5: Broken Access Control (NVD, Patchstack).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. This specifically affects the social settings of the WP Meta SEO plugin (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was fixed in version 4.4.9 of the WP Meta SEO plugin. Users are advised to update to version 4.4.9 or later to remove the vulnerability (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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