CVE-2022-38104 WordPress Accordions plugin <= 2.0.3 - Auth. WordPress Options Change vulnerability
Authenticated users can modify critical WordPress options like default role and admin email, potentially leading to privilege escalation or account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-38104?
CVE-2022-38104 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Biplob Adhikari Accordions – Multiple Accordions or FAQs Builder (WordPress plugin), published on 21 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Auth. WordPress Options Change (siteurl, users_can_register, default_role, admin_email and new_admin_email) vulnerability in Biplob Adhikari's Accordions – Multiple Accordions or FAQs Builder plugin (versions <= 2.0.3 on WordPress.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38104?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oxilab Accordions.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38104?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38104 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2022-38104 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38104 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Biplob Adhikari Accordions – Multiple Accordions or FAQs Builder (WordPress plugin)
- CVE-2022-33198 WordPress Accordions plugin <= 2.0.2 - Unauthenticated WordPress Options Change vulnerability
- CVE-2024-37122 WordPress Accordions plugin <= 2.3.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2023-25962 WordPress Accordions Plugin <= 2.3.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2022-45082 WordPress Accordions plugin <= 2.0.3 - Multiple Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-25c8-qcqq-xpqw.