Vulnerability · Published Sep 6, 2022 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2022-2540Link Optimizer Lite <= 1.4.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity cross-site request forgery in Link Optimizer Lite from adambard. 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 53% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 47.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Link Optimizer Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including 1.4.5. This is due to missing nonce validation on the admin_page function found in the ~/admin.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
adambard	Link Optimizer Lite	0 – through 1.4.5

Weakness: CWE-352 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Official description

Affected products (as reported)

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