CVE-2022-38461 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2022-38461

WordPress WPML Multilingual CMS premium plugin <= 4.5.10 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

Broken Access Control vulnerability in WPML Multilingual CMS premium plugin <= 4.5.10 on WordPress allows users with a subscriber or higher user role to change plugin settings (selected language for legacy widgets, the default behavior for media content).

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:

  • Vulnerability discovered by Dave Jong (Patchstack)

References

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Affected Vendor

OnTheGoSystems Ltd.

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Affected Software

WPML Multilingual CMS (WordPress plugin)
Vulnerable Versions:
<= 4.5.10

Timeline

Official Publish: November 17th, 2022
Last Modified: April 28th, 2026
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1087 Account Discovery
Discovery
T1485 Data Destruction
Impact