SiteGround Security <= 1.2.5 - Authorization Weakness to Authentication Bypass
CVE-2022-0993

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Security Optimizer – The All-in-one WordPress Protection Plugin
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 April 2022

What is CVE-2022-0993?

The SiteGround Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass that allows unauthenticated users to log in as administrative users due to missing identity verification on the 2FA back-up code implementation that logs users in upon success. This affects versions up to, and including, 1.2.5.

Affected Version(s)

Security Optimizer – The All-In-One WordPress Protection Plugin * <= 1.2.5

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/04/critical-authentic...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2706302

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Chloe Chamberland
.