CVE-2022-0993

The SiteGround Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass that allows unauthenticated users to log in as administrative users due to missing identity verification on the 2FA back-up code implementation that logs users in upon success. This affects versions up to, and including, 1.2.5.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2706302	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/04/critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-siteground-security-plugin/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8e3a5566-eee5-4f71-9c93-e59abf913d04?source=cve

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:siteground:siteground_security:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

11 Jan 2024, 09:15

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CWE	CWE-288 CWE-285

Information

Published : 2022-04-19 21:15

Updated : 2024-01-11 09:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-0993

Mitre link : CVE-2022-0993

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-0993

JSON object : View

Products Affected

siteground

siteground_security

CWE

CWE-306

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

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