Vulnerability · Published Nov 28, 2022 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2022-4169Theme and plugin translation for Polylang <= 3.2.16 - Missing Authorization
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Theme and plugin translation for Polylang (TTfP) from marcinkazmierski. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Theme and plugin translation for Polylang is vulnerable to authorization bypass in versions up to, and including, 3.2.16 due to missing capability checks in the process_polylang_theme_translation_wp_loaded() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin and theme translation settings and to import translation strings.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| marcinkazmierski | Theme and plugin translation for Polylang (TTfP) | 0 – through 3.2.16 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9f6a358a-333c-4eb7-9149-348bf3713943?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2814605%40theme-translation-for-polylang%2Ftrunk&old=2812254%40theme-translation-for-polylang%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-4169