Vulnerability · Published Jun 7, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2022-4950Cool Plugins (Various Versions) - Arbitrary Plugin Installation and Activation
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity missing authorization in Cryptocurrency Donation Box – Bitcoin & Crypto Donations from blackworks1. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 28.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Several WordPress plugins developed by Cool Plugins are vulnerable to arbitrary plugin installation and activation that can lead to remote code execution by authenticated attackers with minimal permissions, such as a subscriber.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| narinder-singh | The Events Calendar Events Notification Bar Addon | 0 – through 1.1 |
| narinder-singh | Events Search For The Events Calendar | 0 – through 1.1.3 |
| coolplugins | Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor | 0 – before 1.3 |
| narinder-singh | Event Countdown for The Events Calendar | 0 – through 1.3.1 |
| coolplugins | Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar | 0 – through 1.4.2 |
| narinder-singh | Event Single Page Builder For The Events Calendar | 0 – through 1.5 |
| blackworks1 | Cryptocurrency Donation Box – Bitcoin & Crypto Donations | 0 – through 1.7 |
| narinder-singh | Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar | 0 – through 1.9.4 |
| narinder-singh | Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) | 0 – through 2.3.3 |
| narinder-singh | Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List | 0 – through 2.4 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f6f0fb78-ad6b-4a9e-ae1a-5793f3426379?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2705076/cool-timeline/trunk/admin/timeline-addon-page/timeline-addon-page.php
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/8-wordpress-plugins-fixed-high-severity-vulnerability/