# CVE-2022-0593: Login with phone number < 1.3.7 - Unauthenticated remote plugin deletion

> Unauthenticated attackers can remotely delete plugin files due to missing authorization checks, causing a denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qr34-qw34-4824

## What is CVE-2022-0593?

CVE-2022-0593 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Login with phone number, published on 14 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Login with phone number WordPress plugin before 1.3.7 includes a file delete.php with no form of authentication or authorization checks placed in the plugin directory, allowing unauthenticated user to remotely delete the plugin files leading to a potential Denial of Service situation.

Weakness: CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0593?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Idehweb Login With Phone Number.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0593?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0593 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0593 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0593 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Login with phone number

- [CVE-2024-6482](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6482/): Login with phone number <= 1.7.49 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Authorization Bypass to Privilege Escalation (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-4916](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4916/): Login with phone number <= 1.5.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to User Password Change (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-23492](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23492/): SQL injection in Login with Phone Number WordPress Plugin (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-37429](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37429/): WordPress Login with phone number plugin <= 1.7.35 - Admin+ Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2022-0598](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0598/): Login with phone number < 1.3.8 - Multiple Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0593 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0593 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Login with phone number, published on 14 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0593 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Login with phone number. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0593/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0593/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0593
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0593
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0593

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0593/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.