CVE-2022-3538 (GCVE-0-2022-3538)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-14 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-30 15:33
VLAI
Title
Webmaster Tools Verification <= 1.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Deactivation
Summary
The Webmaster Tools Verification WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when disabling plugins, allowing unauthenticated users to disable arbitrary plugins
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
  • CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Webmaster Tools Verification Affected: 1.2 , ≤ 1.2 (custom)
Create a notification for this product.
Credits
Daniel Ruf
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T01:14:02.359Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/337ee7ed-9ade-4567-b976-88386cbcf036"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      },
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "cvssV3_1": {
              "attackComplexity": "LOW",
              "attackVector": "NETWORK",
              "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
              "baseScore": 6.5,
              "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
              "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
              "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
              "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
              "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
              "version": "3.1"
            }
          },
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2022-3538",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "poc"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-04-30T15:32:20.919097Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-04-30T15:33:06.336Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "Webmaster Tools Verification",
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "1.2",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "1.2",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Daniel Ruf"
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "The Webmaster Tools Verification WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when disabling plugins, allowing unauthenticated users to disable arbitrary plugins"
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-862",
              "description": "CWE-862 Missing Authorization",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-352",
              "description": "CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z",
        "orgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81",
        "shortName": "WPScan"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/337ee7ed-9ade-4567-b976-88386cbcf036"
        }
      ],
      "source": {
        "discovery": "EXTERNAL"
      },
      "title": "Webmaster Tools Verification \u003c= 1.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Deactivation",
      "x_generator": "WPScan CVE Generator"
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81",
    "assignerShortName": "WPScan",
    "cveId": "CVE-2022-3538",
    "datePublished": "2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2022-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-04-30T15:33:06.336Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "epss": {
      "cve": "CVE-2022-3538",
      "date": "2026-05-30",
      "epss": "0.00277",
      "percentile": "0.51342"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2022-3538\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"contact@wpscan.com\",\"published\":\"2022-11-14T15:15:49.807\",\"lastModified\":\"2025-04-30T16:15:22.837\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Modified\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"The Webmaster Tools Verification WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when disabling plugins, allowing unauthenticated users to disable arbitrary plugins\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"El complemento de WordPress de verificaci\u00f3n de herramientas para webmasters hasta la versi\u00f3n 1.2 no tiene autorizaci\u00f3n y controles CSRF al deshabilitar complementos, lo que permite a usuarios no autenticados deshabilitar complementos arbitrarios.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N\",\"baseScore\":6.5,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"REQUIRED\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"NONE\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":2.8,\"impactScore\":3.6},{\"source\":\"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N\",\"baseScore\":6.5,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"NETWORK\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"NONE\",\"userInteraction\":\"REQUIRED\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"NONE\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":2.8,\"impactScore\":3.6}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"contact@wpscan.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-352\"},{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-862\"}]},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-352\"},{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-862\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:a:webmaster_tools_verification_project:webmaster_tools_verification:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*\",\"versionEndIncluding\":\"1.2\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"3D658C0A-4761-4066-B418-41BE97CFBAB5\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/337ee7ed-9ade-4567-b976-88386cbcf036\",\"source\":\"contact@wpscan.com\",\"tags\":[\"Exploit\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/337ee7ed-9ade-4567-b976-88386cbcf036\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Exploit\",\"Third Party Advisory\"]}]}}",
    "vulnrichment": {
      "containers": "{\"adp\": [{\"title\": \"CVE Program Container\", \"references\": [{\"url\": \"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/337ee7ed-9ade-4567-b976-88386cbcf036\", \"tags\": [\"x_transferred\"]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"shortName\": \"CVE\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2024-08-03T01:14:02.359Z\"}}, {\"title\": \"CISA ADP Vulnrichment\", \"metrics\": [{\"cvssV3_1\": {\"scope\": \"UNCHANGED\", \"version\": \"3.1\", \"baseScore\": 6.5, \"attackVector\": \"NETWORK\", \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N\", \"integrityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"userInteraction\": \"REQUIRED\", \"attackComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"NONE\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"NONE\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"NONE\"}}, {\"other\": {\"type\": \"ssvc\", \"content\": {\"id\": \"CVE-2022-3538\", \"role\": \"CISA Coordinator\", \"options\": [{\"Exploitation\": \"poc\"}, {\"Automatable\": \"no\"}, {\"Technical Impact\": \"partial\"}], \"version\": \"2.0.3\", \"timestamp\": \"2025-04-30T15:32:20.919097Z\"}}}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\", \"shortName\": \"CISA-ADP\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-04-30T15:33:01.246Z\"}}], \"cna\": {\"title\": \"Webmaster Tools Verification \u003c= 1.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Deactivation\", \"source\": {\"discovery\": \"EXTERNAL\"}, \"credits\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"Daniel Ruf\"}], \"affected\": [{\"vendor\": \"Unknown\", \"product\": \"Webmaster Tools Verification\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"1.2\", \"versionType\": \"custom\", \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"1.2\"}]}], \"references\": [{\"url\": \"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/337ee7ed-9ade-4567-b976-88386cbcf036\"}], \"x_generator\": \"WPScan CVE Generator\", \"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"The Webmaster Tools Verification WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when disabling plugins, allowing unauthenticated users to disable arbitrary plugins\"}], \"problemTypes\": [{\"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"type\": \"CWE\", \"cweId\": \"CWE-862\", \"description\": \"CWE-862 Missing Authorization\"}]}, {\"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"type\": \"CWE\", \"cweId\": \"CWE-352\", \"description\": \"CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)\"}]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81\", \"shortName\": \"WPScan\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z\"}}}",
      "cveMetadata": "{\"cveId\": \"CVE-2022-3538\", \"state\": \"PUBLISHED\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-04-30T15:33:06.336Z\", \"dateReserved\": \"2022-10-17T00:00:00.000Z\", \"assignerOrgId\": \"1bfdd5d7-9bf6-4a53-96ea-42e2716d7a81\", \"datePublished\": \"2022-11-14T00:00:00.000Z\", \"assignerShortName\": \"WPScan\"}",
      "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
      "dataVersion": "5.1"
    }
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.