CVE-2022-4021 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Permalink Manager Lite plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 2.2.20.1. This flaw stems from insufficient nonce validation in the extra_actions function. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this by tricking a site administrator into clicking a malicious link, leading to unauthorized changes in plugin settings such as permalinks and sitemaps. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low attack complexity requiring user interaction, resulting in a potential impact on integrity but not confidentiality or availability. Its EPSS score is very low, suggesting a low probability of exploitation. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any known public exploit codes available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The CVE has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, indicating a low level of public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.2.20.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:permalink_manager_lite_project:permalink_manager_lite:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.