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CVE-2022-38104

WordPress Accordions plugin <= 2.0.3 - Auth. WordPress Options Change vulnerability

Severity Score

7.2
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Auth. WordPress Options Change (siteurl, users_can_register, default_role, admin_email and new_admin_email) vulnerability in Biplob Adhikari's Accordions – Multiple Accordions or FAQs Builder plugin (versions <= 2.0.3 on WordPress.

Una vulnerabilidad de Cambio de opciones autenticadas de WordPress (siteurl, users_can_register, default_role, admin_email y new_admin_email) vulnerabilidad en el plugin Accordions - Multiple Accordions o FAQs Builder de Biplob Adhikari (versiones anteriores a 2.0.3 incluyéndola) en WordPress

The Accordions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary options update in versions up to, and including, 2.0.3. This is due to insufficient capability checking on the manual_import_json() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to modify arbitrary options on the site and can be used for complete site takeover. This is due to an incomplete fix of CVE-2022-33198.

*Credits: Vulnerability discovered by Vlad Vector (Patchstack)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
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
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-09-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-09-29 CVE Published
  • 2024-04-21 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
Oxilab
Search vendor "Oxilab"
 Accordions
Search vendor "Oxilab" for product "Accordions"
 < 2.1.0
Search vendor "Oxilab" for product "Accordions" and version " < 2.1.0"
wordpress
Affected