PT-2023-15929 · Miniorange · Google Authenticator

Ram + 1 · Published 2023-10-20 · Updated 2023-10-26 · CVE-2022-4943

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions miniOrange's Google Authenticator plugin for WordPress versions up to, and including, 5.6.5

Description The issue is related to a missing capability check when changing plugin settings, which allows unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings. This could potentially lead to unauthorized changes to the plugin's configuration.

Recommendations For versions up to, and including, 5.6.5, update to a version higher than 5.6.5 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the plugin's settings page to prevent unauthorized changes until a patch is available.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-4943

Affected Products

Google Authenticator

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4943 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4943 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/72682 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/59800 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7267ede1-7745-47cc-ac0d-4362140b4c23?source=cve · Note
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2842228%40miniorange-2-factor-authentication%2Ftrunk&old=2815645%40miniorange-2-factor-authentication%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1715298594956423609 · Twitter Post