CVE-2022-0745 Like Button Rating < 2.6.45 - Arbitrary e-mail Sending

Q: What is CVE-2022-0745?

CVE-2022-0745 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn, published on 13 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Q: Is CVE-2022-0745 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0745 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-0745?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0745 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Medium 6.5 Published 13 Jun 2022 Updated 2 Aug 2024

A missing authorization flaw in the Like Button Rating plugin allows any logged-in user to send arbitrary emails to any recipient.

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-2022-0745?

CVE-2022-0745 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn, published on 13 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Like Button Rating WordPress plugin before 2.6.45 allows any logged-in user, such as subscriber, to send arbitrary e-mails to any recipient, with any subject and body

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0745?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Likebtn Like Button Rating.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0745?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0745 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-2022-0745 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0745 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-84rr-vcc9-5cj4.