# CVE-2022-2987: Ldap WP Login / Active Directory Integration < 3.0.2 - Unauthenticated Settings Update to Auth Bypass

> Unauthenticated attackers can update LDAP settings to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to the WordPress site.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 22 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mh2q-2wc7-4q2g

## What is CVE-2022-2987?

CVE-2022-2987 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Ldap WP Login / Active Directory Integration, published on 26 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Ldap WP Login / Active Directory Integration WordPress plugin before 3.0.2 does not have any authorisation and CSRF checks when updating it's settings (which are hooked to the init action), allowing unauthenticated attackers to update them. Attackers could set their own LDAP server to be used to authenticated users, therefore bypassing the current authentication

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2987?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ldap Wp Login \/ Active Directory Integration Project Ldap Wp Login \/ Active Directory Integration.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2987?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2987 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2987 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2987 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2987 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2987 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Ldap WP Login / Active Directory Integration, published on 26 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2987 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Ldap WP Login / Active Directory Integration. 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-2022-2987/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2987/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2987
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2987
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2987

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2987/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.