Post deletion via nonce-free AJAX action
Published Aug 22, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Cross-site request forgery in WP Edit Menu before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary posts or pages via a forged AJAX request. The filter_menu AJAX action accepts attacker-chosen val[] post identifiers and performs deletion without validating a WordPress nonce. Exploitation requires a logged-in administrator to submit or visit attacker-controlled content; the demonstrated consequence is deletion of selected posts or pages.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site request forgery in WP Edit Menu before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary posts or pages via a forged AJAX request. The filter_menu AJAX action accepts attacker-chosen val[] post identifiers and performs deletion without validating a WordPress nonce. Exploitation requires a logged-in administrator to submit or visit attacker-controlled content; the demonstrated consequence is deletion of selected posts or pages.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-2275
- Published
- Aug 22, 2022
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Saurab Adhikari
- Product
- WP Edit Menu
- Classifications
- CWE-352
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 22, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.5.0 <1.5.0
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- WPScan filter_menu CSRF proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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