CVE-2022-27855

WordPress Analytics Cat plugin <= 1.0.9 - Plugin Settings change via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Severity Score

4.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Fatcat Apps Analytics Cat plugin <= 1.0.9 on WordPress allows Plugin Settings Change.

La vulnerabilidad de Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) en el complemento Fatcat Apps Analytics Cat en WordPress en versiones <= 1.0.9 permite cambiar la configuración del complemento.

The Fatcat Apps Analytics Cat plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.0.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation in the fca_ga_settings_page function . This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change plugin settings, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

*Credits: Vulnerability discovered by Rasi Afeef (Patchstack Alliance)

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-03-08 CVE Published
2022-03-24 CVE Reserved
2024-02-08 EPSS Updated
2024-09-17 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/analytics-cat/wordpress-analytics-cat-plugin-1-0-9-plugin-settings-change-via-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/analytics-cat/#developers	Release Notes

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Fatcatapps Search vendor "Fatcatapps"		Analytics Cat Search vendor "Fatcatapps" for product "Analytics Cat"				< 1.1.0 Search vendor "Fatcatapps" for product "Analytics Cat" and version " < 1.1.0"		wordpress		Affected