CVE-2022-4872 WooCommerce Chained Products < 2.12.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update to 'no'
Unauthenticated attackers can arbitrarily update plugin options to 'no' due to missing authorization and CSRF checks in the WooCommerce Chained Products plugin.
- 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-2022-4872?
CVE-2022-4872 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Chained Products, published on 30 Jan 2023. 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
The Chained Products WordPress plugin before 2.12.0 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks, as well as does not ensure that the option to be updated belong to the plugin, allowing unauthenticated attackers to set arbitrary options to 'no'
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4872?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Chained Products Project Chained Products.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4872?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4872 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-2022-4872 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4872 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5fp7-mmp5-2244.