CVE-2022-0287 Mycred < 2.4.4.1 - Subscriber+ User E-mail Addresses Disclosure

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Authenticated users can retrieve all email addresses from the blog due to missing authorization in the myCred WordPress plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-0287?

CVE-2022-0287 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown myCred, published on 25 Apr 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The myCred WordPress plugin before 2.4.4.1 does not have any authorisation in place in its mycred-tools-select-user AJAX action, allowing any authenticated user, such as subscriber to call and retrieve all email addresses from the blog

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0287?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpexperts Mycred.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0287?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0287 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-2022-0287 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0287 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9q9g-fwr6-596x.

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