The Comment License WordPress plugin before 1.4.0 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack
CVE-2022-1957 is a high severity with CVSS 8.8 Cross-Site Request Forgery issue affecting the Plugin Comment License. It affects Versions before 1.4.0 and is fixed in 1.4.0.
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CVE-2022-1957 is tracked for the Plugin Comment License as high severity with CVSS 8.8. The affected range is Versions before 1.4.0. Update Comment License to 1.4.0 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
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Inventory the installed Plugin package and compare its version with Versions before 1.4.0.
Confirm Comment License is updated to 1.4.0 or newer.
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| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
comment-license
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2022-1957 |
| Patched Versions |
1.4.0
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| Affected Versions |
Versions before 1.4.0
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