CVE-2022-45067
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was identified in DevsCred Exclusive Addons Elementor plugin versions 2.6.1 and below. The vulnerability was discovered on November 11, 2022, and was assigned CVE-2022-45067. The issue affects WordPress installations using the vulnerable versions of the Exclusive Addons Elementor plugin (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue, identified as CWE-352. The CVSS v3.1 base score varies between sources, with NVD assigning a HIGH severity score of 8.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), while Patchstack rates it as MEDIUM severity with a score of 4.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. The attack requires user interaction and can be initiated by unauthenticated users (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.6.2 of the Exclusive Addons Elementor plugin. Users are advised to update to version 2.6.2 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users have the option to enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).

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