vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: mailoptin: CVE-2022-36340: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Sep 23, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 23, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The MailOptin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the clear_optin_cache function in versions up to, and including, 1.2.49.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to clear the plugin's cache. Additionally, the function was also missing a nonce check.
Solution
mailoptin-plugin-cve-2022-36340
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36340
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/197efd6a-b0f4-459d-b7e5-f8ff5b5e3003?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-39056
- CVE-2022-36340
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-36340
- CWE-862
- EUVD-EUVD-2022-39056
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