SB2022102723 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Traffic Manager plugin for WordPress

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41695)

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote user can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the application.

2) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42460)

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. A remote user can bypass implemented security restrictions, leading to stored cross-site scripting (XSS).

Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/traffic-manager/wordpress-traffic-manager-plugin-1-4-5-multiple-vulnerabilities
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/traffic-manager/wordpress-traffic-manager-plugin-1-4-5-broken-access-control-vulnerability-leading-to-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss