CVE-2022-0229 json
miniOrange's Google Authenticator < 5.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Deletion
published 2022-03-21 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-15426
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The miniOrange's Google Authenticator WordPress plugin before 5.5 does not have proper authorisation and CSRF checks when handling the reconfigureMethod, and does not validate the parameters passed to it properly. As a result, unauthenticated users could delete arbitrary options from the blog, making it unusable.
Patch / fix
- Unknown miniOrange's Google Authenticator 5.5
Exploit prediction
0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d70c5335-4c01-448d-85fc-f8e75b104351 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Unknown miniOrange's Google Authenticator
Classification
- Weakness
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/d70c5335-4c01-448d-85fc-f8e75b104351
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-0229
- NVD CVE-2022-0229
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