Auth bypass in Transposh WordPress Translation

CVE-2022-25810

The Transposh WordPress Translation WordPress plugin through 1.0.8 exposes a couple of sensitive actions such has “tp_reset” under the Utilities tab (/wp-admin/admin.php?page=tp_utils), which can be used/executed as the lowest-privileged user. Basically all Utilities functionalities are vulnerable this way, which involves resetting configurations and backup/restore operations.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.009 (56.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25810?
CVE-2022-25810 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Transposh WordPress Translation, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-25810?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-25810 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.