CVE-2022-2172 (GCVE-0-2022-2172)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-08-22 14:59 – Updated: 2024-08-03 00:32
VLAI
Title
LinkWorth Plugin < 3.3.4 - Arbitrary Setting Update via CSRF
Summary
The LinkWorth WordPress plugin before 3.3.4 does not implement nonce checks, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change settings via a CSRF attack.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown LinkWorth Plugin Affected: 3.3.4 , < 3.3.4 (custom)
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Credits
Daniel Ruf
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