Authenticator Plugin up to 1.3.0 on WordPress Feed Access Token resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Authenticator Plugin up to 1.3.0 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Feed Access Token Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource consumption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-3994. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Authenticator Plugin up to 1.3.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Feed Access Token Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Authenticator WordPress plugin before 1.3.1 does not prevent subscribers from updating a site's feed access token, which may deny other users access to the functionality in certain configurations.

The weakness was released 01/03/2023. The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-3994 since 11/14/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading to version 1.3.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Authenticator Plugin 1.3.1

Timelineinfo

11/14/2022 🔍
01/03/2023 +50 days 🔍
01/03/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/10/2025 +828 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-3994 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-3994
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-217216

Entryinfo

Created: 01/03/2023 08:09
Updated: 04/10/2025 22:11
Changes: 01/03/2023 08:09 (41), 01/27/2023 08:08 (11), 04/10/2025 22:11 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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