CVE-2022-43468 Business logic in WordPress Popular Posts
Attackers can manipulate article view counts in WordPress Popular Posts by injecting untrusted external inputs into trusted variables.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-43468?
CVE-2022-43468 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hector Cabrera WordPress Popular Posts, published on 7 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
External initialization of trusted variables or data stores vulnerability exists in WordPress Popular Posts 6.0.5 and earlier, therefore the vulnerable product accepts untrusted external inputs to update certain internal variables. As a result, the number of views for an article may be manipulated through a crafted input.
Weakness: CWE-665
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43468?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wordpress Popular Posts Project Wordpress Popular Posts.
How do I fix CVE-2022-43468?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43468 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-43468 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43468 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hector Cabrera WordPress Popular Posts
- CVE-2021-42362 WordPress Popular Posts <= 5.3.2 Authenticated Arbitrary File Upload
- CVE-2023-45607 WordPress WordPress Popular Posts Plugin <= 6.3.2 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2021-36872 WordPress Popular Posts plugin <= 5.3.3 - Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2021-20746 Cross-site scripting in WordPress Popular Posts
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3p4m-vv4f-vw54.