The Participants Database plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.4.5. This is due to missing nonce validation on the process_request function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify participant lists via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
CVE-2022-47612 is a medium severity with CVSS 4.3 Cross-Site Request Forgery issue affecting the Plugin Participants Database. It affects Versions up to 2.4.5 and is fixed in 2.4.6.
CVE-2022-47612 is tracked for the Plugin Participants Database as medium severity with CVSS 4.3. The affected range is Versions up to 2.4.5. Update Participants Database to 2.4.6 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
participants-database
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2022-47612 |
| Patched Versions |
2.4.6
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 2.4.5
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Participants Database < 1.5.4.9 - SQL Injection
Participants Database <= 2.5.9.2 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
Participants Database <= 1.9.5.5 - SQL Injection
Participants Database <= 2.7.6.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Participants Database <= 1.7.5.9 - Unauthorized Cross-Site Scripting
Participants Database <= 2.4.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via _process_general
Participants Database <= 2.5.5 - Missing Authorization
Participants Database <= 2.4.5 - Cross Site Request Forgery
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