What is CVE-2022-4169?

CVE-2022-4169 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Marcinkazmierski Theme And Plugin Translation For Polylang (Ttfp), classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-11-28.

How severe is CVE-2022-4169?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-4169 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Marcinkazmierski Theme And Plugin Translation For Polylang (Ttfp)

CVE-2022-4169

The Theme and plugin translation for Polylang is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.2.16 due to missing capability checks in the process_polylang_theme_translation_wp_loaded() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin and theme translation settings and to import translation strings.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.007 (48.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com
security@wordfence.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4169?: CVE-2022-4169 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Marcinkazmierski Theme And Plugin Translation For Polylang (Ttfp), classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-11-28.
How severe is CVE-2022-4169?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-4169 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.