CVE-2022-3538 - CVE House

Status published Unknown CVE-2022-3538

Webmaster Tools Verification <= 1.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Deactivation

0 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

The Webmaster Tools Verification WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when disabling plugins, allowing unauthenticated users to disable arbitrary plugins

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Daniel Ruf

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/337ee7ed-9ade-4567-b976-88386cbcf036

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Affected Software

Webmaster Tools Verification

Vulnerable Versions:

1.2

Timeline

Official Publish: November 14th, 2022

Last Modified: April 30th, 2025

Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862 CWE-352

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

Initial Access

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Privilege Escalation

T1078 Valid Accounts

Persistence

T1531 Account Access Removal

Impact

T1566.002 Spearphishing Link