PT-2022-25290 · Sedlex · Sedlex Favicon Switcher Plugin

István Márton + 1 · Published 2022-09-21 · Updated 2022-09-22 · CVE-2022-40219

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SedLex FavIcon Switcher plugin versions 1.2.11 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, which allows changes to plugin settings. This type of vulnerability enables an attacker to perform unintended actions on a web application that a user is authenticated to.

Recommendations For SedLex FavIcon Switcher plugin versions 1.2.11 and earlier, update to a version later than 1.2.11 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin settings page to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-40219

Affected Products

Sedlex Favicon Switcher Plugin

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-40219 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40219 · Security Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/favicon-switcher · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/50227 · Telegram Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/favicon-switcher/wordpress-favicon-switcher-plugin-1-2-11-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability · Note