WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2022-2762 Modified

AdminPad: Cross-site request forgery

AdminPad is affected by cross-site request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.

CVE / CNA score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
AdminPad
Plugin slug
adminpad
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Oct 25, 2022
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Oct 25, 2022 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update AdminPad to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The AdminPad WordPress plugin before 2.2 does not have CSRF check when updating admin's note, allowing attackers to make a logged in admin update their notes via a CSRF attack

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary and upstream sources