Core Control <= 1.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CVE CVE-2022-1760
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published May 24, 2022
Last Updated February 6, 2024
Researcher Daniel Ruf
Description

The Core Control plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on an unknown function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. The impact of this vulnerability is unknown.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug core-control (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2.1
Patched Version
  • 1.2.2
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