CVE-2022-3879 Car Dealer < 3.05 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Installation

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can install and activate arbitrary plugins due to missing authorization and CSRF checks in an AJAX action.

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-2022-3879?

CVE-2022-3879 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Car Dealer (Dealership) and Vehicle sales WordPress Plugin, published on 12 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Car Dealer (Dealership) and Vehicle sales WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 3.05 does not have proper authorisation and CSRF in an AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to call it and install and activate arbitrary plugins from wordpress.org

Weakness: CWE-863, CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3879?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Car Dealer Project Car Dealer.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3879?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3879 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-2022-3879 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3879 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9mgc-9hff-pfj5.

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