PT-2022-13988 · WordPress · Wordpress Ping Optimizer

Daniel Ruf · Published 2022-09-19 · Updated 2022-09-21 · CVE-2022-1591

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WordPress Ping Optimizer versions prior to 2.35.1.3.0

Description The issue is related to the lack of a CSRF check when updating settings in the WordPress Ping Optimizer plugin. This could allow attackers to make a logged-in admin change settings via a CSRF attack.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.35.1.3.0, update to version 2.35.1.3.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the settings update functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-1591

Affected Products

Wordpress Ping Optimizer

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b1a52c7e-3422-40dd-af5a-ea4c622a87aa · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1591 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1591 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/36438 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/50031 · Telegram Post