CVE-2022-1656 Missing authorization in Jupiter X

What is CVE-2022-1656?

CVE-2022-1656 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ArtBees Jupiter X, published on 13 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerable versions of the JupiterX Theme (<=2.0.6) allow any logged-in user, including subscriber-level users, to access any of the functions registered in lib/api/api/ajax.php, which also grant access to the jupiterx_api_ajax_ actions registered by the JupiterX Core Plugin (<=2.0.6). This includes the ability to deactivate arbitrary plugins as well as update the theme’s API key.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1656?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Artbees Jupiter X Core, Artbees Jupiterx.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1656?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1656 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-2022-1656 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1656 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in ArtBees Jupiter X

• CVE-2024-7772 Jupiter X Core <= 4.6.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-38389 WordPress Jupiter X Core plugin <= 3.3.8 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover vulnerability Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-38388 WordPress Jupiter X Core plugin <= 3.3.5 - Unauth. Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability Critical 9.0
• CVE-2025-0366 Jupiter X Core <= 4.8.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SVG Upload to Local File Inclusion (Remote Code Execution) High 8.8
• CVE-2023-38385 WordPress Jupiter X Core plugin <= 3.3.0 - Multiple Auth. Broken Access Control vulnerability High 8.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-6g9j-hm42-h45p.