CVE-2022-2223 Image Slider <= 1.1.121 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Post Duplication

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can trick administrators into duplicating posts or pages via CSRF in the Image Slider WordPress 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-2022-2223?

CVE-2022-2223 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ghozylab Image Slider, published on 18 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 WordPress plugin Image Slider is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including 1.1.121 due to failure to properly check for the existence of a nonce in the function ewic_duplicate_slider. This make it possible for unauthenticated attackers to duplicate existing posts or pages granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2223?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ghozylab Image Slider.

How do I fix CVE-2022-2223?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2223 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-2223 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2223 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6537-j3xq-39r6.

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