CVE-2022-4950

Cool Plugins (Various Versions) - Arbitrary Plugin Installation and Activation

highMissing Authorization

8.8

CVSS Score

8.8

CVSS Score

high

Severity

1.5

Patched in

659d

Time to patch

Description

Several WordPress plugins developed by Cool Plugins are vulnerable to arbitrary plugin installation and activation that can lead to remote code execution by authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=1.4.2

PublishedApril 4, 2022

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginevents-widgets-for-elementor-and-the-events-calendar

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f6f0fb78-ad6b-4a9e-ae1a-5793f3426379?source=api-prod

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