{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3538 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3538 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2022-3538 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Webmaster Tools Verification, published on 14 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3538 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2022-3538 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Webmaster Tools Verification, published on 14 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3538 exists.\n\nAffected product: Unknown Webmaster Tools Verification. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3538/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3538/index.md)","id":"CVE-2022-3538","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3538/index.md","name":"CVE-2022-3538","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-mfvg-p5qp-p4gm"],"analysis":{"component_type":"cms_plugin","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["security_bypass","denial_of_service"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"WordPress plugin","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Unauthenticated attackers can disable arbitrary plugins due to missing authorization and CSRF checks in the Webmaster Tools Verification plugin.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"missing_authorization"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"WPScan","cpe":[{"product":"webmaster_tools_verification","vendor":"webmaster_tools_verification_project"}],"cvss":{"score":6.5,"severity":"medium","source":"cisa-adp","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-862","name":"Missing Authorization"},{"id":"CWE-352","name":"Cross-Site Request Forgery"}],"description":"The Webmaster Tools Verification WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when disabling plugins, allowing unauthenticated users to disable arbitrary plugins","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Webmaster Tools Verification \u003c= 1.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Deactivation","id":"CVE-2022-3538","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"missing_authorization","year":"2022"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Testimonials (Free \u003c 2.7, Pro \u003c 1.0.8) - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting","id":"CVE-2022-3539"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Role Based Pricing for WooCommerce \u003c 1.6.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Upload","id":"CVE-2022-3537"},"products":["Webmaster Tools Verification"],"published":"2022-11-14","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"poc","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2025-04-30","vendors":["Unknown"]},"summary":"Unauthenticated attackers can disable arbitrary plugins due to missing authorization and CSRF checks in the Webmaster Tools Verification plugin.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3538/"}