WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2022-1791 Modified

One Click Plugin Updater: Cross-site request forgery

One Click Plugin Updater 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 8.1 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 8.1 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
One Click Plugin Updater
Plugin slug
one-click-plugin-updater
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jun 13, 2022
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Jun 13, 2022 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update One Click Plugin Updater 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 One Click Plugin Updater WordPress plugin through 2.4.14 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack and disable / hide the badge of the available updates and the related check.

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

Primary and upstream sources