What is CVE-2022-2172?

CVE-2022-2172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linkworth, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-08-22.

How severe is CVE-2022-2172?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-2172 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Linkworth

CVE-2022-2172

The LinkWorth WordPress plugin before 3.3.4 does not implement nonce checks, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change settings via a CSRF attack.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.004 (31.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Linkworth
Unknown Linkworth Plugin — versions 3.3.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
contact@wpscan.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2172?: CVE-2022-2172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linkworth, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-2172?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-2172 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.