CVE-2022-3994

Authenticator < 1.3.1 - Subscriber+ Denial of Service via Feed Token Disclosure

Severity Score

4.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The Authenticator WordPress plugin before 1.3.1 does not prevent subscribers from updating a site's feed access token, which may deny other users access to the functionality in certain configurations.

El complemento Authenticator de WordPress anterior a 1.3.1 no impide que los suscriptores actualicen el token de acceso al feed de un sitio, lo que puede negar a otros usuarios el acceso a la funcionalidad en ciertas configuraciones.

The Authenticator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the regenerate_token function in versions up to, and including, 1.3.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to generate tokens.

*Credits: Lana Codes, WPScan

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-11-14 CVE Reserved
2022-11-26 CVE Published
2024-07-25 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-862: Missing Authorization

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/802a2139-ab48-4281-888f-225e6e3134aa	2024-08-03

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
Authenticator Project Search vendor "Authenticator Project"		Authenticator Search vendor "Authenticator Project" for product "Authenticator"				< 1.3.1 Search vendor "Authenticator Project" for product "Authenticator" and version " < 1.3.1"		wordpress		Affected