VDB-207911 · CVE-2022-2541 · GCVE-0-2022-2541

uContext for Amazon Plugin up to 3.9.1 on WordPress keyword_save.php doAjax cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in uContext for Amazon Plugin up to 3.9.1 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is the function doAjax of the file ~/app/sites/ajax/actions/keyword_save.php. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-2541. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in uContext for Amazon Plugin up to 3.9.1 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This issue affects the function doAjax of the file ~/app/sites/ajax/actions/keyword_save.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The uContext for Amazon plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including 3.9.1. This is due to missing nonce validation in the ~/app/sites/ajax/actions/keyword_save.php file that is called via the doAjax() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

The weakness was released 09/07/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-2541 since 07/26/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

By approaching the search of inurl:~/app/sites/ajax/actions/keyword_save.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

uContext for Amazon Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
CNA Vector (Wordfence): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/26/2022 🔍
09/07/2022 +43 days 🔍
09/07/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/08/2026 +1309 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-2541 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2541
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-207911

Entryinfo

Created: 09/07/2022 08:46
Updated: 04/08/2026 23:36
Changes: 09/07/2022 08:46 (50), 04/08/2026 23:36 (26)
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