Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-47135

CVE-2022-47135:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was identified in the chronoengine.Com Chronoforms WordPress plugin affecting versions 7.0.9 and below. The vulnerability was discovered by researcher rezaduty and was assigned CVE-2022-47135 on December 12, 2022, with public disclosure occurring on March 14, 2023 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from the absence of CSRF protection mechanisms in certain areas of the plugin. It has received varying severity assessments, with the NVD assigning a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.8 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, while Patchstack rates it at 4.3 (MEDIUM) with 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).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow attackers to make logged-in users perform unwanted actions through CSRF attacks. This security issue has been assessed as having a low severity impact, though its specific implications may vary depending on the implementation context (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of the latest reports, no official fix has been made available for this vulnerability. The issue affects Chronoforms plugin versions 7.0.9 and earlier (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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