CVE-2022-4169
CVSS V2 None
CVSS V3 None
Description
The Theme and plugin translation for Polylang is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.2.16 due to missing capability checks in the process_polylang_theme_translation_wp_loaded() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin and theme translation settings and to import translation strings.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2022-4169
- Assigner
- security@wordfence.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2022-11-28T18:15:12.760
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-12-01T23:01:54.157
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:theme_and_plugin_translation_for_polylang_project:theme_and_plugin_translation_for_polylang:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.2.17 |
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2814605%40theme-translation-for-polylang%2Ftrunk&old=2812254%40theme-translation-for-polylang%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-4169 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4169 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-4169 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-07 18:05:21 | Added to TrackCVE |