What is CVE-2022-42461?

CVE-2022-42461 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Miniorange Google Authenticator, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-11-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-42461?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-42461 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Miniorange Google Authenticator

CVE-2022-42461

Broken Access Control vulnerability in miniOrange's Google Authenticator plugin <= 5.6.1 on WordPress.

EPSS: 0.006 (46.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Miniorange Google_authenticator
Miniorange Miniorange's Google Authenticator (Wordpress Plugin) — versions <= 5.6.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

audit@patchstack.com (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42461?: CVE-2022-42461 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Miniorange Google Authenticator, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-11-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-42461?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-42461 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.