Curtain 1.0.2 on WordPress options-general.php curtain cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Curtain 1.0.2 on WordPress. This impacts an unknown function of the file options-general.php. The manipulation of the argument curtain results in cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-50955. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Curtain 1.0.2 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown code block of the file options-general.php. The manipulation of the argument curtain 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:

WordPress Plugin Curtain 1.0.2 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to activate or deactivate site maintenance mode by crafting malicious requests. Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into submitting forged requests to the options-general.php page with curtain parameters to toggle maintenance mode without valid nonce validation.

The weakness was shared by Hassan Khan Yusufzai as 50842. The advisory is available at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-50955 since 01/11/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:options-general.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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (50842). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

01/11/2026 CVE reserved
05/10/2026 +118 days Advisory disclosed
05/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 50842
Researcher: Hassan Khan Yusufzai
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-50955 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-50955
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-362514
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/10/2026 16:07
Changes: 05/10/2026 16:07 (82)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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