CVE-2022-4872Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated option disabling via unchecked option name

Published Jan 30, 2023 · Updated Mar 27, 2025

Missing authorization in WooCommerce Chained Products before 2.12.0 allows remote attackers to set arbitrary WordPress options to “no.” The unauthenticated admin-post endpoint accepts cp_dismiss_admin_notice with an attacker-chosen option_name and updates the named option without authorization, CSRF validation, or a plugin-ownership check. A user must open the crafted request, and the demonstrated consequence is forced disabling of settings such as the blog name, not arbitrary value assignment or code execution.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in WooCommerce Chained Products before 2.12.0 allows remote attackers to set arbitrary WordPress options to “no.” The unauthenticated admin-post endpoint accepts cp_dismiss_admin_notice with an attacker-chosen option_name and updates the named option without authorization, CSRF validation, or a plugin-ownership check. A user must open the crafted request, and the demonstrated consequence is forced disabling of settings such as the blog name, not arbitrary value assignment or code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-4872
Published
Jan 30, 2023
Updated
Mar 27, 2025
Vendor
StoreApps
Product
WooCommerce Chained Products
Classifications
CWE-862, CWE-352, T1565.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2.12.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

StoreApps · WooCommerce Chained Productsversion=0 <2.12.0

Published CVSS scores

4.3CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.3NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
T1565.003Data Manipulation: Runtime Data Manipulation

Public exploit references

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