CVE-2022-2536

2022-12-1504:01:45

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transposh wordpress translation

unauthorized setting changes

unauthenticated users

data influence

security vulnerability

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

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

AI Score

6.2

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.036

Percentile

91.8%

JSON

The Transposh WordPress Translation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized setting changes by unauthenticated users in versions up to, and including, 1.0.8.1. This is due to insufficient validation of settings on the ‘tp_translation’ AJAX action which makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass any restrictions and influence the data shown on the site. Please note this is a separate issue from CVE-2022-2461.

Notes from the researcher: When installed Transposh comes with a set of pre-configured options, one of these is the “Who can translate” setting under the “Settings” tab. However, this option is largely ignored, if Transposh has enabled its “autotranslate” feature (it’s enabled by default) and the HTTP POST parameter “sr0” is larger than 0. This is caused by a faulty validation in “wp/transposh_db.php.”

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "oferwald",
    "product": "Transposh WordPress Translation",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "*",
        "status": "affected",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "1.0.8.1",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]