PT-2022-24582 · WordPress · Memory Usage

Lana Codes · Published 2022-12-12 · Updated 2023-06-27 · CVE-2022-3882

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Memory Usage, Memory Limit, PHP and Server Memory Health Check and Fix Plugin WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.46

Description The issue concerns a lack of proper authorization and CSRF protection in an AJAX action. This allows any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to install and activate arbitrary plugins from wordpress.org.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.46, update to version 2.46 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the AJAX action until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

Incorrect Authorization

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-3882

Affected Products

Memory Usage

References · 4

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a39c643f-eaa4-4c71-b75d-2c4fe34ac875 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3882 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3882 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/54344 · Telegram Post