FKIE_CVE-2022-2172

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-08-22 15:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:41
Severity
4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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.
References
contact@wpscan.comhttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?new=2754739%40linkworth-wp-plugin&old=2750802%40linkworth-wp-plugin#file8Patch, Third Party Advisory
contact@wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bfb6ed12-ae64-4075-9d0b-5620e998df74Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?new=2754739%40linkworth-wp-plugin&old=2750802%40linkworth-wp-plugin#file8Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bfb6ed12-ae64-4075-9d0b-5620e998df74Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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          "vendor": "Unknown",
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  "id": "CVE-2022-2172",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:41:26.283",
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          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
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          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
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