Subscriber option deletion via unprotected AJAX action
Published Dec 12, 2022 · Updated Apr 22, 2025
Authorization bypass in DPD Baltic Shipping before 1.2.57 allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary WordPress options via an AJAX request. The delete_warehouse AJAX action lacks a capability authorization check and CSRF protection, accepting requests that name options for deletion. A logged-in account such as a subscriber is sufficient; deleting critical options can make the WordPress blog unavailable without granting direct data access.
Summary
What happened
Authorization bypass in DPD Baltic Shipping before 1.2.57 allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary WordPress options via an AJAX request. The delete_warehouse AJAX action lacks a capability authorization check and CSRF protection, accepting requests that name options for deletion. A logged-in account such as a subscriber is sufficient; deleting critical options can make the WordPress blog unavailable without granting direct data access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-3999
- Published
- Dec 12, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 22, 2025
- Vendor
- DPD Baltics
- Product
- DPD Baltic Shipping
- Classifications
- CWE-862, CWE-352, T1485
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 12, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <1.2.57
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