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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-38063
CVE-2022-38063:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affects Social Login WP plugin versions 5.0.0.0 and below. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by István Márton on October 16, 2022, and was publicly disclosed on February 20, 2023. This security issue has been assigned CVE-2022-38063 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue affecting the WordPress Social Login WP plugin. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) by Patchstack, while the NVD assessment indicates a higher score of 8.8 (High). The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. The attack requires administrator privileges and user interaction (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Currently, there is no official fix available for this vulnerability. Given the low severity impact, Patchstack has deemed a virtual patch unnecessary (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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