SB2022112917 - Multiple vulnerabilities in WPML Multilingual CMS premium plugin for WordPress

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38974)

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

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

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 change the status of the translation jobs.

2) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38461)

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/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 and change plugin settings (selected language for legacy widgets, the default behavior for media content).

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/sitepress-multilingual-cms/wordpress-wpml-multilingual-cms-plugin-4-5-10-broken-access-control-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/sitepress-multilingual-cms/wordpress-wpml-multilingual-cms-plugin-4-5-10-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve