PT-2022-14109 · WordPress · Latex

Daniel Ruf · Published 2022-06-13 · Updated 2022-06-21 · CVE-2022-1780

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions LaTeX for WordPress versions 3.4.10 and earlier

Description The issue is related to the lack of a CSRF check when updating settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged-in admin change them via a CSRF attack. This could also lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to the lack of sanitization and escaping.

Recommendations For versions 3.4.10 and earlier, update to a version that includes a CSRF check and proper sanitization and escaping to prevent Stored Cross-Site Scripting. 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-2022-1780

Affected Products

Latex

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dd22ea1e-49a9-4b06-8dd9-bb224110f98a · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-1780 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1780 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/44283 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/31512 · Telegram Post