Vulnerability · Published Nov 17, 2022 · Assigned by Patchstack

CVE-2022-38461WordPress WPML Multilingual CMS premium plugin <= 4.5.10 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Medium 5.4

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in WPML Multilingual CMS (WordPress plugin) from OnTheGoSystems Ltd.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 53.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Broken Access Control vulnerability in WPML Multilingual CMS premium plugin <= 4.5.10 on WordPress allows users with a subscriber or higher user role to change plugin settings (selected language for legacy widgets, the default behavior for media content).

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
OnTheGoSystems Ltd. WPML Multilingual CMS (WordPress plugin) <= 4.5.10 – through 4.5.10

Weakness: CWE-264 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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