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CVE-2022-4553:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The FL3R FeelBox WordPress plugin through version 8.1 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-4553. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on January 4, 2023, and affects the mood resetting functionality of the plugin (WPScan).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from the absence of CSRF protection mechanisms when updating or resetting moods in the plugin. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (NVD, WPScan).
Impact
If successfully exploited, the vulnerability allows attackers to make logged-in administrators perform unauthorized actions that can result in the deletion of the lydl_posts and lydl_poststimestamp database tables (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of the latest reports, there is no known fix available for this vulnerability. Users of the FL3R FeelBox plugin should consider implementing additional security measures or evaluating alternative plugins until a patch is released (WPScan).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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