CVE-2022-2762 AdminPad < 2.2 - Note Update via CSRF
Medium 6.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2762 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2022-2762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown AdminPad, published on 25 Oct 2022.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2762 exists.
Affected product: Unknown AdminPad. 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-2022-2762/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2762/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-2762?
CVE-2022-2762 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Unknown AdminPad, published on 25 Oct 2022.
Official description
The AdminPad WordPress plugin before 2.2 does not have CSRF check when updating admin's note, allowing attackers to make a logged in admin update their notes via a CSRF attack
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2762?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adminpad Project Adminpad.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2762?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2762 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-2762 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2762 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4674-7fxm-wcq3.