The SiteGround Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass that allows unauthenticated users to log in as administrative users due to missing identity verification on initial 2FA set-up that allows unauthenticated and unauthorized users to configure 2FA for pending accounts. Upon successful configuration, the attacker is logged in as that user without access to a username/password pair which is the expected first form of authentication. This affects versions up to, and including, 1.2.5.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2706302 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory | 
| https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/04/critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-siteground-security-plugin/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory | 
| https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e5c6bf7-a653-4571-9566-574d2bb35c4f?source=cve | Third Party Advisory | 
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2706302 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory | 
| https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/04/critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-siteground-security-plugin/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory | 
| https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e5c6bf7-a653-4571-9566-574d2bb35c4f?source=cve | Third Party Advisory | 
Configurations
                    History
                    21 Nov 2024, 06:39
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2706302 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/04/critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-siteground-security-plugin/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e5c6bf7-a653-4571-9566-574d2bb35c4f?source=cve - Third Party Advisory | 
21 Jul 2023, 17:12
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| CWE | CWE-306 | 
27 Apr 2022, 16:13
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:siteground:siteground_security:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | |
| References | (MISC) https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2706302 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | (MISC) https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/04/critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-siteground-security-plugin/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| CWE | CWE-287 | |
| CVSS | v2 : v3 : | v2 : 7.5 v3 : 9.8 | 
19 Apr 2022, 21:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| New CVE | 
Information
                Published : 2022-04-19 21:15
Updated : 2025-05-05 17:17
NVD link : CVE-2022-0992
Mitre link : CVE-2022-0992
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-0992
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Products Affected
                siteground
- security_optimizer
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-306
                        
            Missing Authentication for Critical Function
