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CVE-2022-36387

WordPress About Me plugin <= 1.0.12 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Broken Access Control vulnerability in Alessio Caiazza's About Me plugin <= 1.0.12 at WordPress.

Una vulnerabilidad de Control de Acceso Roto en el plugin About Me de Alessio Caiazza versiones anteriores a 1.0.12 incluyéndola, en WordPress.

The About Me plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the functions covering its AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 1.0.12. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to add and delete social networks.

*Credits: Vulnerability discovered by ptsfence (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-08-09 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-08-25 CVE Published
  • 2024-03-17 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
About-me Project
Search vendor "About-me Project"
 About-me
Search vendor "About-me Project" for product "About-me"
 <= 1.0.12
Search vendor "About-me Project" for product "About-me" and version " <= 1.0.12"
wordpress
Affected