CVE-2022-2536

low-risk
Published 2022-12-15

The Transposh WordPress Translation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized setting changes by unauthenticated users in versions up to, and including, 1.0.9.6. This is due to insufficient validation of settings on the 'tp_translation' AJAX action which makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to bypass any restrictions and influence the data shown on the site. Please note this is a separate issue from CVE-2022-2461. Notes from the researcher: When installed Transposh comes with a set of pre-configured options, one of these is the "Who can translate" setting under the "Settings" tab. However, this option is largely ignored, if Transposh has enabled its "autotranslate" feature (it's enabled by default) and the HTTP POST parameter "sr0" is larger than 0. This is caused by a faulty validation in "wp/transposh_db.php."

Do I need to act?

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0.77% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.3/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Transposh

References (14)

Exploit https://github.com/MrTuxracer/advisories/blob/master/CVEs/CVE-2022-2536.txt
Exploit https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168120/wptransposh1081-authz.txt
Exploit https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/transposh-translation-filter-for-word...
Exploit https://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=38949
Not Applicable https://www.rcesecurity.com/2022/07/WordPress-Transposh-Exploiting-a-Blind-SQL-I...
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c774b520-9d9f-4102-856...
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-2536
Exploit https://github.com/MrTuxracer/advisories/blob/master/CVEs/CVE-2022-2536.txt
Exploit https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168120/wptransposh1081-authz.txt
Exploit https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/transposh-translation-filter-for-word...
Exploit https://www.exploitalert.com/view-details.html?id=38949
Not Applicable https://www.rcesecurity.com/2022/07/WordPress-Transposh-Exploiting-a-Blind-SQL-I...
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c774b520-9d9f-4102-856...
Third Party Advisory https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-2536
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low-risk
Severity 21/34 · High
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal