External Initialization of Trusted Variables or Data Stores in WordPress Popular Posts plugin

1) External Initialization of Trusted Variables or Data Stores

EUVDB-ID: #VU69414

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43468

CWE-ID: CWE-454 - External Initialization of Trusted Variables or Data Stores

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected plugin accepts untrusted external inputs to update certain internal variables. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and manipulate the number of views for an article.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

WordPress Popular Posts: 1.0 - 6.0.5

External links

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13927745/index.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.