WP Shamsi Plugin up to 4.1.0 on WordPress deactivate authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in WP Shamsi Plugin up to 4.1.0 on WordPress and classified as critical. This issue affects the function deactivate. Performing a manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-4555. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in WP Shamsi Plugin up to 4.1.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This affects the function deactivate. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The WP Shamsi plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the deactivate() function hooked via init() in versions up to, and including, 4.1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to deactivate arbitrary plugins on the site. This can be used to deactivate security plugins that aids in exploiting other vulnerabilities.

The weakness was disclosed 12/16/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-4555 since 12/16/2022. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-639 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

12/16/2022 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-4555 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-4555
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215967

Entryinfo

Created: 12/16/2022 17:47
Updated: 04/09/2026 01:55
Changes: 12/16/2022 17:47 (38), 01/13/2023 14:00 (21), 04/09/2026 01:55 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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