CVE-2022-42460: WordPress Traffic Manager plugin <= 1.4.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) - Patchstack

Verified

Not fixed

6.5

CVSS 3.1 score Medium severity

Report

Monitoring Not reported to be exploited

Vulnerable versions

<= 1.4.5

PSID

e058716fc77e

Classification

Multiple Vulnerabilities

OWASP Top 10

A5: Broken Access Control

Required privilege

Requires subscriber or higher role user authentication.

Publicly disclosed

2022-10-24

Details

Broken Access Control vulnerability leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) discovered by Lana Codes (Patchstack Alliance) in the WordPress Traffic Manager plugin (versions <= 1.4.5).

Solution

Deactivate and delete. This plugin has been closed as of September 19, 2022 and is not available for download. This closure is temporary, pending a full review.

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