vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: th-advance-product-search: CVE-2022-38057: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Sep 27, 2022 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 27, 2022
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Advance Product Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the set_defaults function accessible via an init action in versions up to, and including, 1.1.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the plugin's settings.
Solution
th-advance-product-search-plugin-cve-2022-38057
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38057
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ceb7d0a7-ea34-4c6f-a144-660debc74a9e?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-40662
- CVE-2022-38057
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-38057
- CWE-862
- CWE-306
- EUVD-EUVD-2022-40662
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