CVE-2022-45130 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published 10 Nov 2022 Updated 1 May 2025

Attackers can exploit CSRF in Plesk Obsidian to change admin passwords via the REST API, leading to full administrative control.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-45130?

CVE-2022-45130 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Plesk Obsidian allows a CSRF attack, e.g., via the /api/v2/cli/commands REST API to change an Admin password. NOTE: Obsidian is a specific version of the Plesk product: version numbers were used through version 12, and then the convention was changed so that versions are identified by names ("Obsidian"), not numbers.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-45130?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Plesk Obsidian.

How do I fix CVE-2022-45130?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-45130 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-45130 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-45130 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-57xm-4xq9-96rw.