Cool Plugins (Various Versions) - Arbitrary Plugin Installation and Activation

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2022-4950
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published April 4, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Jerome Bruandet
Description

Several WordPress plugins developed by Cool Plugins are vulnerable to arbitrary plugin installation and activation that can lead to remote code execution by authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber.

References

10 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug countdown-for-the-events-calendar (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.3.1
Patched Version
  • 1.4
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug events-notification-bar-addon (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.1
Patched Version
  • 1.6
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug cool-timeline (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.3.3
Patched Version
  • 2.4
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug cryptocurrency-donation-box (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.7
Patched Version
  • 1.8
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug events-search-addon-for-the-events-calendar (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.1.3
Patched Version
  • 1.2
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug cryptocurrency-widgets-for-elementor (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.3
Patched Version
  • 1.3
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug event-page-templates-addon-for-the-events-calendar (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.5
Patched Version
  • 1.6
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug template-events-calendar (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.9.4
Patched Version
  • 2.0
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug cryptocurrency-price-ticker-widget (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.4
Patched Version
  • 2.5.1
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug events-widgets-for-elementor-and-the-events-calendar (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.4.2
Patched Version
  • 1.5
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