# CVE-2022-1656: Missing authorization in Jupiter X

> Authenticated users, including subscribers, can deactivate arbitrary plugins and modify theme settings due to missing authorization checks in AJAX handlers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 13 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6g9j-hm42-h45p

## 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 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1656?

It affects 2 products.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7772/): Jupiter X Core <= 4.6.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-38389](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38389/): WordPress Jupiter X Core plugin <= 3.3.8 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-38388](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38388/): WordPress Jupiter X Core plugin <= 3.3.5 - Unauth. Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2025-0366](https://insights.sbomify.com/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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38385/): WordPress Jupiter X Core plugin <= 3.3.0 - Multiple Auth. Broken Access Control vulnerability (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1656 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: ArtBees Jupiter X. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1656/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1656/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1656
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1656
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1656

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1656/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.