CVE-2022-38461 WordPress WPML Multilingual CMS premium plugin <= 4.5.10 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Subscribers can modify WPML plugin settings due to missing authorization checks, allowing unauthorized configuration changes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-38461?
CVE-2022-38461 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in OnTheGoSystems Ltd. WPML Multilingual CMS (WordPress plugin), published on 17 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Broken Access Control vulnerability in WPML Multilingual CMS premium plugin <= 4.5.10 on WordPress allows users with a subscriber or higher user role to change plugin settings (selected language for legacy widgets, the default behavior for media content).
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38461?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wpml Wpml.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38461?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38461 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-2022-38461 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38461 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in OnTheGoSystems Ltd. WPML Multilingual CMS (WordPress plugin)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9j68-9p63-wh2j.