The miniOrange's Google Authenticator WordPress plugin before 5.5 does not have proper authorisation and CSRF checks when handling the reconfigureMethod, and does not validate the parameters passed to it properly. As a result, unauthenticated users could delete arbitrary options from the blog, making it unusable.
Published 2022-03-21 19:15:10
Updated 2023-08-02 17:24:40
Source WPScan
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)

Products affected by CVE-2022-0229

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-0229

0.10%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 43 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-0229

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.8
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
8.6
4.9
NIST
8.1
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
2.8
5.2
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2022-0229

  • The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request.
    Assigned by:
    • contact@wpscan.com (Primary)
    • nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)
  • The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
    Assigned by:
    • contact@wpscan.com (Primary)
    • nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)

References for CVE-2022-0229

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