WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2022-1589 Analyzed

Change wp-admin login: Cross-site request forgery

Change wp-admin login is affected by cross-site request forgery. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.

CVE / CNA score 7.5 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 7.5 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Change wp-admin login
Plugin slug
all-in-one-login
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
May 30, 2022
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

This CVE was published May 30, 2022 and is one of 3 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Change wp-admin login 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 Change wp-admin login WordPress plugin before 1.1.0 does not properly check for authorisation and is also missing CSRF check when updating its settings, which could allow unauthenticated users to change the settings. The attacked could also be performed via a CSRF vector

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

Primary and upstream sources