CVE-2022-0229 miniOrange's Google Authenticator < 5.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Deletion
Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary WordPress options due to missing authorization and CSRF checks, rendering the site unusable.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-0229?
CVE-2022-0229 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown miniOrange's Google Authenticator, published on 21 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The miniOrange's Google Authenticator WordPress plugin before 5.5 does not have proper authorisation and CSRF checks when handling the reconfigureMethod, and does not validate the parameters passed to it properly. As a result, unauthenticated users could delete arbitrary options from the blog, making it unusable.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0229?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Miniorange Google Authenticator.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0229?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0229 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2022-0229 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0229 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown miniOrange's Google Authenticator
- CVE-2022-44589 WordPress miniOrange's Google Authenticator Plugin <= 5.6.1 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure
- CVE-2022-4943 miniOrange's Google Authenticator <= 5.6.5 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Change
- CVE-2022-42461 WordPress miniOrange's Google Authenticator plugin <= 5.6.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
- CVE-2022-1321 miniOrange's Google Authenticator < 5.5.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2022-0875 miniOrange Google Authenticator < 1.0.5 - CSRF to Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-93c5-xvhq-3947.