CVE-2022-1203 Content Mask < 1.8.4.1 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Options Update
Authenticated subscribers can modify arbitrary blog options due to missing authorization and CSRF checks in the Content Mask WordPress plugin.
- 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-2022-1203?
CVE-2022-1203 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Content Mask, published on 30 May 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 Content Mask WordPress plugin before 1.8.4.1 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks in various AJAX actions, as well as does not validate the option to be updated to ensure it belongs to the plugin. As a result, any authenticated user, such as subscriber could modify arbitrary blog options
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1203?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Content Mask Project Content Mask.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1203?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1203 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-2022-1203 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1203 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q5pj-mjjc-c94j.