Webmaster Tools Verification <= 1.2 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Plugin Deactivation

Missing Authorization

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

CVE	CVE-2022-3538
CVSS	Medium (6.5)
Publicly Published	October 19, 2022
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	Daniel Ruf

Description

The Webmaster Tools Verification plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the wmtv_uninstall function in versions up to, and including, 1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to disable arbitrary plugins.

References

www.wordfence.com

1 affected software package

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	webmaster-tools-verification (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	No
Affected Version	<= 1.2
Patched Version

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