# CVE-2022-2933: 0mk Shortener <= 0.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting

> Attackers can trick admins into executing malicious scripts via CSRF, leading to stored XSS and potential site compromise.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5fh2-9qj6-98rq

## What is CVE-2022-2933?

CVE-2022-2933 is a medium-severity vulnerability in kuzmanov 0mk Shortener, published on 6 Feb 2023. 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 0mk Shortener plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 0.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the zeromk_options_page function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts via the 'zeromk_user' and 'zeromk_apikluc' parameters through a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2933?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 0mk Shortener Project 0mk Shortener.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2933?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2933 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2933 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2933 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in kuzmanov 0mk Shortener

- [CVE-2022-45361](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45361/): WordPress 0mk Shortener Plugin <= 0.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2933 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2933 is a medium-severity vulnerability in kuzmanov 0mk Shortener, published on 6 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2933 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: kuzmanov 0mk Shortener. 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-2022-2933/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2933/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2933
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2933
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2933

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2933/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.