8.1
HIGH
CVE-2022-0229
MiniOrange Google Authenticator WordPress Authorization Bypass
Description

The miniOrange's Google Authenticator WordPress plugin before 5.5 does not have proper authorisation and CSRF checks when handling the reconfigureMethod, and does not validate the parameters passed to it properly. As a result, unauthenticated users could delete arbitrary options from the blog, making it unusable.

INFO

Published Date :

March 21, 2022, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:41 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-0229 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Miniorange google_authenticator
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-0229.

URL Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d70c5335-4c01-448d-85fc-f8e75b104351 Exploit Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-0229 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-0229 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE WPScan CWE-352
    Removed CWE WPScan CWE-862
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 24, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE WPScan CWE-352
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE NIST CWE-862
    Added CWE NIST CWE-352
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d70c5335-4c01-448d-85fc-f8e75b104351 No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d70c5335-4c01-448d-85fc-f8e75b104351 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:miniorange:google_authenticator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.5
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-0229 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} -0.03%

score

0.39262

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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