Sitemap by click5 <= 1.0.35 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update

6.5
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2022-0952
CVSS 6.5 (Medium)
Publicly Published April 13, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher cydave

Description

The Sitemap by click5 WordPress plugin before 1.0.36 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when updating options via a REST endpoint, and does not ensure that the option to be updated belongs to the plugin. As a result, unauthenticated attackers could change arbitrary blog options, such as the users_can_register and default_role, allowing them to create a new admin account and take over the blog.

Wordfence blocked 6,725 attacks targeting this vulnerability in the past 24 hours.

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1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug sitemap-by-click5 (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 1.0.36, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 1.0.35
Patched Version
  • 1.0.36

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