Vulnerability · Published May 2, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2022-0952Sitemap by click5 < 1.0.36 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Sitemap by click5 from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 11.4% (higher than 96% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)11.4%top 4.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack tooling2Nuclei, Public PoC

Official description

The Sitemap by click5 WordPress plugin before 1.0.36 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when updating options via a REST endpoint, and does not ensure that the option to be updated belongs to the plugin. As a result, unauthenticated attackers could change arbitrary blog options, such as the users_can_register and default_role, allowing them to create a new admin account and take over the blog.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	Sitemap by click5	0 – before 1.0.36

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0f694961-afab-44f9-846c-e80a0f6c768b exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description