CVE-2022-1605 Email Users <= 4.8.8 - Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
Attackers can trick logged-in admins into changing arbitrary user notification settings via CSRF in the Email Users 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-2022-1605?
CVE-2022-1605 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown Email Users, published on 13 Jun 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 Email Users WordPress plugin through 4.8.8 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack and change the notification settings of arbitrary users
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1605?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Email Users Project Email Users.
How do I fix CVE-2022-1605?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1605 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-1605 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1605 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2ww2-4h6w-cc6c.