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CVE-2022-4937:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The WCFM Frontend Manager plugin for WordPress (CVE-2022-4937) contains a missing authorization vulnerability affecting versions up to and including 6.6.0. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on April 5, 2023 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from missing capability checks on various AJAX actions in the plugin. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-862: Missing Authorization (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with minimal permissions (such as subscribers) to perform a wide variety of unauthorized actions including modifying knowledge bases, notices, payments, managing vendors, and manipulating capabilities. Hundreds of AJAX endpoints were affected by this vulnerability (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to version 6.6.1 or later of the WCFM Frontend Manager plugin which contains fixes for this vulnerability (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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