CVE-2022-4974 Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks
Attackers can access debug logs and modify database options in WordPress plugins using the vulnerable Freemius SDK due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2022-4974?
CVE-2022-4974 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in 5starplugins 3D Viewer – Display Interactive 3D Models, published on 16 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Freemius SDK, as used by hundreds of WordPress plugin and theme developers, was vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery and Information disclosure due to missing capability checks and nonce protection on the _get_debug_log, _get_db_option, and the _set_db_option functions in versions up to, and including 2.4.2. Any WordPress plugin or theme running a version of Freemius less than 2.4.3 is vulnerable.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4974?
How do I fix CVE-2022-4974?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4974 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-2022-4974 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4974 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p5fp-r7v7-h5q7.