CVE-2022-4938 WCFM Frontend Manager <= 6.5.13 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into performing actions like modifying payments or managing vendors via forged requests.
- 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-2022-4938?
CVE-2022-4938 is a medium-severity vulnerability in wclovers WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce, published on 5 Apr 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 WCFM Frontend Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 6.6.0 due to missing nonce checks on various AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform a wide variety of actions such as modifying knowledge bases, modifying notices, modifying payments, managing vendors, capabilities, and so much more, via a forged request granted they can trick a site's administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. There were hundreds of AJAX endpoints affected.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4938?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wclovers Frontend Manager for Woocommerce Along With Bookings Subscription Listings Compatible.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4938?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4938 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-4938 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4938 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in wclovers WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce
- CVE-2021-24849 WCFM - WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace < 3.4.12 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
- CVE-2024-8290 Missing authorization in WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce
- CVE-2021-24835 WCFM - Frontend Manager for WooCommerce < 6.5.12 - Customer/Subscriber+ SQL Injection
- CVE-2025-3780 Missing authorization in WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce
- CVE-2022-4937 Missing authorization in WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce along with Bookings Subscription Listings Compatible
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fwj7-cpjm-cfgj.