CVE-2022-4004 Donation Button <= 4.0.0 - Subscriber+ Broken Access Control leading to SMS Spam
Subscribers can exploit missing authorization checks to send arbitrary SMS messages via the plugin's Twilio integration.
- 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-2022-4004?
CVE-2022-4004 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Donation Button, published on 12 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Donation Button WordPress plugin through 4.0.0 does not properly check for privileges and nonce tokens in its "donation_button_twilio_send_test_sms" AJAX action, which may allow any users with an account on the affected site, like subscribers, to use the plugin's Twilio integration to send SMSes to arbitrary phone numbers.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4004?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Donation Button Project Donation Button.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4004?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4004 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-2022-4004 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4004 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Donation Button
Sources
Also known as GHSA-48rf-c53v-4537.