Auth bypass in Newsmag Project
CVE-2022-3477
The tagDiv Composer WordPress plugin before 3.5, required by the Newspaper WordPress theme before 12.1 and Newsmag WordPress theme before 5.2.2, does not properly implement the Facebook login feature, allowing unauthenticated attackers to login as any user by just knowing their email address
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.035 (88.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Newsmag_project Newsmag
- Newspaper_project Newspaper
- Tagdiv Newsmag — versions 5.2.2
- Tagdiv Newspaper — versions 12.1
- Tagdiv Composer — versions 3.5
- Tagdiv_composer_project Tagdiv_composer
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-3477?
- CVE-2022-3477 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Newsmag Project, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-11-14.
- How severe is CVE-2022-3477?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-3477 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.