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CVE-2022-47143:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was discovered in the Themeisle Multiple Page Generator Plugin (MPG) affecting versions 3.3.9 and below. The vulnerability was reported on December 14, 2022, and publicly disclosed on February 20, 2023 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery). It received varying CVSS scores from different sources: NIST assigned 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 rated 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 but does not require authentication to exploit (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was patched in version 3.3.10 of the plugin. Users are advised to update to version 3.3.10 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users have the option to enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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