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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-33969
CVE-2022-33969:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An authenticated WordPress Options Change vulnerability was discovered in Biplob Adhikari's Flipbox plugin versions 2.6.0 and earlier for WordPress. The vulnerability was disclosed on July 25, 2022 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.2 (High). The attack vector is Network-based (AV:N), with Low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring High privileges (PR:H), and No user interaction (UI:N). The scope is Unchanged (S:U), with High impact on Confidentiality (C:H), Integrity (I:H), and Availability (A:H) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability is classified as a Broken Access Control issue (CWE-264), which could allow an authenticated user with high privileges to execute certain higher privileged actions. This type of vulnerability could potentially lead to unauthorized changes in WordPress options (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.6.1 of the Flipbox plugin. Users are advised to update to version 2.6.1 or later to remediate this security issue (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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