PT-2022-19622 · Unknown · Herd Effects

0Xb9 + 1 · Published 2022-05-20 · Updated 2022-05-26 · CVE-2022-29448

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Herd Effects plugin versions <= 5.2

Description The issue is an Authenticated Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability. This means that an attacker with admin or higher user role privileges can potentially include and execute local files on the system, which could lead to sensitive information disclosure or code execution. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified. There is no information provided about real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For Herd Effects plugin versions <= 5.2, update to a version higher than 5.2 to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about additional mitigation measures.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-706

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-29448

Affected Products

Herd Effects

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29448 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29448 · Security Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/mwp-herd-effect/#developers · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/43095 · Telegram Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/mwp-herd-effect/wordpress-herd-effects-plugin-5-2-local-file-inclusion-lfi-vulnerability · Note