Vulnerability-Lookup

GHSA-529P-QCFV-X329

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-09-07 00:01 – Updated: 2022-09-14 00:00

Details

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

Show details on source website

JSON

To clipboard

{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-2540"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-09-06T18:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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\u0027s 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.",
  "id": "GHSA-529p-qcfv-x329",
  "modified": "2022-09-14T00:00:51Z",
  "published": "2022-09-07T00:01:52Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2540"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/link-optimizer-lite/1.4.5/admin.php#L20"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca64692b-b194-4ceb-975e-72e4041252f2?source=cve"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2540"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-06 17:18 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:22

Title

Link Optimizer Lite <= 1.4.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting

Summary

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

Wordfence

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/link-o…
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisorie…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
adambard	Link Optimizer Lite	Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.4.5 (semver)

Credits

Hayato Takizawa

Show details on NVD website

JSON

To clipboard

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T00:39:08.050Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca64692b-b194-4ceb-975e-72e4041252f2?source=cve"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/link-optimizer-lite/1.4.5/admin.php#L20"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2540"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Link Optimizer Lite",
          "vendor": "adambard",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "1.4.5",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "semver"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "credits": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "type": "finder",
          "value": "Hayato Takizawa"
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "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\u0027s 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."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "baseScore": 8.8,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-352",
              "description": "CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-04-08T17:22:09.440Z",
        "orgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
        "shortName": "Wordfence"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca64692b-b194-4ceb-975e-72e4041252f2?source=cve"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/link-optimizer-lite/1.4.5/admin.php#L20"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2540"
        }
      ],
      "timeline": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "time": "2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z",
          "value": "Disclosed"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Link Optimizer Lite \u003c= 1.4.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting"
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599",
    "assignerShortName": "Wordfence",
    "cveId": "CVE-2022-2540",
    "datePublished": "2022-09-06T17:18:59.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-04-08T17:22:09.440Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2"
}

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.

Action not permitted

GHSA-529P-QCFV-X329

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

Tags

Sightings

Nomenclature