CSRF in Banner Cycler Project
CVE-2022-2233
The Banner Cycler plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including 1.4. This is due to missing nonce protection on the pabc_admin_slides_postback() function found in the ~/admin/admin.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts into the page, granted they can trick a site’s administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Banner Cycler Project
- Jkriddle Banner Cycler — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6cc1d7f2-053d-42d4-afb7-6fb69… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/banner-cycler/trunk/admin/admin.php (Patch)
- www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2233?
- CVE-2022-2233 is a high-severity vulnerability in Banner Cycler Project, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2233?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-2233 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.