MailOptin <= 1.2.49.0 - Missing Authorization to Cache Deletion

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2022-36340
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published September 23, 2022
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Muhammad Daffa
Description

The MailOptin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the clear_optin_cache function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.49.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to clear the plugin's cache. Additionally, the function was also missing a nonce check.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug mailoptin (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.2.49.0
Patched Version
  • 1.2.50.0
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