CSRF in Wptools Project

CVE-2022-3881

The WP Tools Increase Maximum Limits, Repair, Server PHP Info, Javascript errors, File Permissions, Transients, Error Log WordPress plugin before 3.43 does not have proper authorisation and CSRF in an AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to call it and install and activate arbitrary plugins from wordpress.org

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.004 (35.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

  • Wptools_project Wptools
  • Unknown Wp Tools Increase Maximum Limits, Repair, Server Php Info, Javascript Errors, File Permissions, Transients, Error Log — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3881?
CVE-2022-3881 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wptools Project, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2022-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-3881?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3881 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.