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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-36288
CVE-2022-36288:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Multiple Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities were discovered in W3 Eden Download Manager WordPress plugin versions 3.2.48 and below. The vulnerability was disclosed on August 1, 2022 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability was assigned a CVSS v3 Base Score of 8.8 High, with an Impact Score of 5.9 and Exploitability Score of 2.8. The attack vector is Network-based, with low attack complexity, requiring no privileges but needs user interaction. The scope is unchanged, with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (AttackerKB).
Impact
If exploited, these CSRF vulnerabilities could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. This could potentially lead to unauthorized actions being performed on behalf of authenticated users (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was patched in version 3.2.49 of the WordPress Download Manager plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to remove the vulnerability (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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