CSRF in Gti Throws Spam Away

CVE-2022-1709

The Throws SPAM Away WordPress plugin before 3.3.1 does not have CSRF checks in place when deleting comments (either all, spam, or pending), allowing attackers to make a logged in admin delete comments via a CSRF attack

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-1709: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1709?
CVE-2022-1709 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gti Throws Spam Away, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-06-08.
How severe is CVE-2022-1709?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1709 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.