PT-2022-19129 · WordPress · Demon Image Annotation Plugin

Yamato Kamioka · Published 2022-10-28 · Updated 2022-10-31 · CVE-2022-2864

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions demon image annotation plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 4.7

Description The issue is related to Cross-Site Request Forgery due to missing nonce validation in the ~/includes/settings.php file. This allows unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request, provided they can trick a site administrator into performing a specific action.

Recommendations For demon image annotation plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 4.7, consider disabling the plugin until a patch is available to prevent modification of the plugin's settings and injection of malicious web scripts. Restrict access to the ~/includes/settings.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid performing actions that could be triggered by a forged request, such as clicking on suspicious links, until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-2864

Affected Products

Demon Image Annotation Plugin

References · 5

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2772352%40demon-image-annotation&new=2772352%40demon-image-annotation&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2864 · Security Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/demon-image-annotation/trunk/includes/settings.php · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2864 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2864 · Note