Cloud Vulnerability DB
A community-led vulnerabilities database
Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-47161
CVE-2022-47161:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability was identified in the WordPress Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin versions 1.5.1 and below. The vulnerability was discovered by Muhammad Daffa and publicly disclosed on March 31, 2023. This security issue affects the plugin's functionality by lacking proper CSRF checks in certain areas (WPScan, Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2022-47161 and is classified as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery). It received varying CVSS scores, with the NVD assigning a base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, while Patchstack assessed it at 4.3 (MEDIUM) with vector 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 attackers to make logged-in users perform unwanted actions through CSRF attacks. This security issue, while rated with varying severity levels, could potentially lead to unauthorized actions being executed under the context of authenticated users (WPScan).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.6.0 of the Health Check & Troubleshooting plugin. Users are advised to update to version 1.6.0 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
Free Vulnerability Assessment
Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture
Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.
Additional Wiz resources
Get a personalized demo
Ready to see Wiz in action?
"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
David EstlickCISO
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
Adam FletcherChief Security Officer
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."
Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management