# CVE-2022-1753: WoWonder Group requests.php access control

> An authenticated attacker can post messages to arbitrary groups by manipulating the group_id parameter in requests.php.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 17 May 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g3h3-m2g5-25f2

## What is CVE-2022-1753?

CVE-2022-1753 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in unspecified WoWonder, published on 17 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in WoWonder. Affected is the file /requests.php which is responsible to handle group messages. The manipulation of the argument group_id allows posting messages in other groups. It is possible to launch the attack remotely but it might require authentication. A video explaining the attack has been disclosed to the public.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1753?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wowonder Wowonder.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-1753?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-1753 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-1753 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-1753 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in unspecified WoWonder

- [CVE-2022-42984](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42984/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-27200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27200/): Weak cryptography in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-40405](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40405/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-26935](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26935/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-26254](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26254/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-1753 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-1753 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in unspecified WoWonder, published on 17 May 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-1753 exists.

Affected product: unspecified WoWonder. 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-2022-1753/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1753/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1753
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1753
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1753

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1753/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.