CVE-2022-4021

The Permalink Manager Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.2.20.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the extra_actions function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change plugin settings including permalinks and site maps, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2818142#file34	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-4021	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:permalink_manager_lite_project:permalink_manager_lite:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-11-16 14:15

Updated : 2023-11-07 03:56

NVD link : CVE-2022-4021

Mitre link : CVE-2022-4021

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-4021

JSON object : View

Products Affected

permalink_manager_lite_project

permalink_manager_lite

CWE

CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

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