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CVE-2022-43450: 
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The CVE-2022-43450 is an Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability affecting XWP Stream WordPress plugin versions through 3.9.2. The vulnerability was discovered by Lucio Sá and was publicly disclosed on April 25, 2023 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) issue with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium) according to Patchstack, while NIST rates it at 6.5 (Medium) with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to bypass authorization and authentication mechanisms, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive files, folders, or database interactions. The vulnerability requires subscriber-level privileges to exploit (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 3.9.3 of the Stream plugin. Users are recommended to update to version 3.9.3 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).

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Source: This report was generated using AI

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