Arbitrary option changes via unvalidated settings request
Published Jan 9, 2023 · Updated Apr 9, 2025
CSRF in WP Swings Mautic Integration for WooCommerce before 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to change arbitrary WordPress options. The connection-settings handler accepts POSTed option names and values without nonce validation or restricting keys to plugin-owned settings. Exploitation requires an administrator with manage_woocommerce capability to visit attacker-controlled content, after which site configuration can be altered.
Summary
What happened
CSRF in WP Swings Mautic Integration for WooCommerce before 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to change arbitrary WordPress options. The connection-settings handler accepts POSTed option names and values without nonce validation or restricting keys to plugin-owned settings. Exploitation requires an administrator with manage_woocommerce capability to visit attacker-controlled content, after which site configuration can be altered.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-4426
- Published
- Jan 9, 2023
- Updated
- Apr 9, 2025
- Vendor
- WP Swings
- Product
- Mautic Integration for WooCommerce
- Classifications
- CWE-352, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 9, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 9, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <1.0.3
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- WPScan forged settings form proof of conceptproof of concept · validated
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