CVE-2022-2540 (GCVE-0-2022-2540)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-06 17:18 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:22
VLAI
Title
Link Optimizer Lite <= 1.4.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
The Link Optimizer Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including 1.4.5. This is due to missing nonce validation on the admin_page function found in the ~/admin.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
adambard Link Optimizer Lite Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.4.5 (semver)
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Credits
Hayato Takizawa
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