CVE-2022-4169

2022-11-2818:15:12

CWE-862

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web.nvd.nist.gov

cve-2022-4169

polylang

authorization bypass

capability checks

unauthenticated

attackers

plugin

theme translation

import

5.3 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

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

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

37.0%

JSON

The Theme and plugin translation for Polylang is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.2.16 due to missing capability checks in the process_polylang_theme_translation_wp_loaded() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin and theme translation settings and to import translation strings.

Affected configurations

NVD

Node

theme_and_plugin_translation_for_polylang_projecttheme_and_plugin_translation_for_polylangRange<3.2.17wordpress

References

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2814605%40theme-translation-for-polylang%2Ftrunk&old=2812254%40theme-translation-for-polylang%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

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