Multiple vulnerabilities in WPML Multilingual CMS premium plugin for WordPress

Published: 2022-11-29

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-45072 CVE-2022-45071
CWE-ID	CWE-352
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	WPML Multilingual CMS Web applications / Modules and components for CMS
Vendor	OnTheGoSystems

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU69678

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45072

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

WPML Multilingual CMS: 4.5.13

External links

http://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/sitepress-multilingual-cms/wordpress-wpml-multilingual-cms-premium-plugin-4-5-13-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve

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.