SB2022111813 - External Initialization of Trusted Variables or Data Stores in WordPress Popular Posts plugin
Published: November 18, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022111813
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) External Initialization of Trusted Variables or Data Stores (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43468)
CWE-ID: CWE-454 - External Initialization of Trusted Variables or Data Stores
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.