Authorization Bypass in Blog2Social Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2022-3622

4.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Blog2social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 October 2023

What is CVE-2022-3622?

The Blog2Social plugin for WordPress is susceptible to an authorization bypass vulnerability caused by inadequate capability checks. This flaw affects versions up to and including 6.9.11, enabling authenticated users with subscriber-level permissions and higher to modify settings that should be reserved strictly for admin users. This presents a significant security risk as it undermines the integrity of plugin management and could lead to unauthorized changes in user configurations.

Affected Version(s)

Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler * <= 6.9.11

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blog2social/ta...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.7
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Marco Wotschka
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The Cyber Security Vulnerability Database.