SB2022111813 - External Initialization of Trusted Variables or Data Stores in WordPress Popular Posts plugin
Published: November 18, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022111813
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 security vulnerability.
1) External Initialization of Trusted Variables or Data Stores (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43468)
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.