Vulnerability Details CVE-2022-0993
The SiteGround Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass that allows unauthenticated users to log in as administrative users due to missing identity verification on the 2FA back-up code implementation that logs users in upon success. This affects versions up to, and including, 1.2.5.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.033
EPSS Ranking 86.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.1
CVSS v2 Score 7.5
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2706302
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/04/critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-siteground-security-plugin/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8e3a5566-eee5-4f71-9c93-e59abf913d04?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2706302
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/04/critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-siteground-security-plugin/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8e3a5566-eee5-4f71-9c93-e59abf913d04?source=cve
Products affected by CVE-2022-0993
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cpe:2.3:a:siteground:siteground_security:*