Settings alteration via missing nonce validation
Published Sep 19, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Cross-site request forgery in Pankaj Jha WordPress Ping Optimizer before 2.35.1.3.0 allows remote attackers to alter plugin settings. The cbnetpoOptionsPg settings handler accepts cbnetpo POST fields and saves them without validating a WordPress nonce. Exploitation requires a logged-in administrator to submit an attacker-controlled request, enabling unauthorized changes to ping destinations and limits.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site request forgery in Pankaj Jha WordPress Ping Optimizer before 2.35.1.3.0 allows remote attackers to alter plugin settings. The cbnetpoOptionsPg settings handler accepts cbnetpo POST fields and saves them without validating a WordPress nonce. Exploitation requires a logged-in administrator to submit an attacker-controlled request, enabling unauthorized changes to ping destinations and limits.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-1591
- Published
- Sep 19, 2022
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Pankaj Jha
- Product
- WordPress Ping Optimizer
- Classifications
- CWE-352
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 19, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.35.1.3.0 <2.35.1.3.0
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- WPScan forged settings-request proof of conceptproof of concept · validated
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