Permalink Manager Lite Plugin up to 2.2.20.1 on WordPress Setting cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Permalink Manager Lite Plugin up to 2.2.20.1 on WordPress. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-4021. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Permalink Manager Lite Plugin up to 2.2.20.1 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Permalink Manager Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.2.20.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the extra_actions function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change plugin settings including permalinks and site maps, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

The weakness was disclosed 11/16/2022. The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-4021 since 11/16/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Applying the patch 2818142 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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

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Patch: 2818142

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 2818142
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-4021 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-4021
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213792

Entryinfo

Created: 11/16/2022 16:28
Updated: 04/08/2026 23:53
Changes: 11/16/2022 16:28 (51), 12/19/2022 10:42 (2), 12/19/2022 10:48 (11), 04/08/2026 23:53 (15)
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