WCFM Frontend Manager Plugin up to 6.6.0 on WordPress AJAX Endpoint cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in WCFM Frontend Manager Plugin up to 6.6.0 on WordPress. The affected element is an unknown function of the component AJAX Endpoint. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-4938. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WCFM Frontend Manager Plugin up to 6.6.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component AJAX Endpoint. 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 WCFM Frontend Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 6.6.0 due to missing nonce checks on various AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform a wide variety of actions such as modifying knowledge bases, modifying notices, modifying payments, managing vendors, capabilities, and so much more, via a forged request granted they can trick a site's administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. There were hundreds of AJAX endpoints affected.

The weakness was disclosed 04/06/2023. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-4938 since 04/05/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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CNA Base Score: 6.3
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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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Timelineinfo

04/05/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-4938 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-4938
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225077

Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2023 10:41
Updated: 04/09/2026 10:03
Changes: 04/06/2023 10:41 (49), 04/09/2026 10:03 (26)
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Cache ID: 216:DC7:103

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