CVE-2022-1599 Admin Management Xtended < 2.4.5 - Post Visibility/Date/Comment Status Update via CSRF

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can trick logged-in users into modifying post status, dates, and comment settings via CSRF in the Admin Management Xtended 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-2022-1599?

CVE-2022-1599 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Admin Management Xtended, published on 11 Jul 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 Admin Management Xtended WordPress plugin before 2.4.5 does not have CSRF checks in some of its AJAX actions, allowing attackers to make a logged users with the right capabilities to call them. This can lead to changes in post status (draft, published), slug, post date, comment status (enabled, disabled) and more.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1599?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Admin Management Xtended Project Admin Management Xtended.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1599?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1599 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-1599 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1599 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5fff-r5vh-5wpc.

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