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CVE-2022-45364:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in Glen Don L. Mongaya's Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload – Contact Form 7 plugin versions 1.3.6.5 and below. The vulnerability was disclosed on February 24, 2023, and was assigned CVE-2022-45364 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from the plugin lacking proper CSRF protection and validation mechanisms when handling file upload and deletion operations. The CVSS v3.1 base score is rated as 5.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow attackers to force logged-in administrators to upload or delete files through CSRF attacks. This could potentially lead to unauthorized file operations on the affected WordPress installations (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.3.6.6 of the plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to remediate the security issue (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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