CVE-2022-3538

The Webmaster Tools Verification WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when disabling plugins, allowing unauthenticated users to disable arbitrary plugins

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/337ee7ed-9ade-4567-b976-88386cbcf036	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/337ee7ed-9ade-4567-b976-88386cbcf036	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:webmaster_tools_verification_project:webmaster_tools_verification:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:19

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/337ee7ed-9ade-4567-b976-88386cbcf036 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/337ee7ed-9ade-4567-b976-88386cbcf036 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

21 Jul 2023, 21:05

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2022-11-14 15:15

Updated : 2025-04-30 16:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-3538

Mitre link : CVE-2022-3538

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-3538

JSON object : View

Products Affected

webmaster_tools_verification_project

webmaster_tools_verification

CWE

CWE-352

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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