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CVE-2022-44740: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Multiple Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities were discovered in the Creative Mail WordPress plugin versions 1.5.4 and below. The vulnerability was disclosed on October 28, 2022, and was assigned CVE-2022-44740. The affected software is the Creative Mail plugin by Constant Contact for WordPress installations (Patchstack Advisory, WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from the lack of CSRF protection mechanisms in certain plugin functionalities. The issue received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) from Patchstack, while the NVD assigned it a higher CVSS score of 8.8 (High). The vulnerability is classified under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow attackers to make logged-in users perform unwanted actions via CSRF attacks. These actions include enabling/disabling contact sync, resetting the plugin, unlinking accounts, and updating email marketing settings without the user's consent (Patchstack Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability was fixed in version 1.6.0 of the Creative Mail plugin. Users are advised to update to version 1.6.0 or later to remediate the vulnerability (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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