CVE-2022-1957: Comment License < 1.4.0 - Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-07-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

Description

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

Affected products

Comment License: before 1.4.0 — fixed in 1.4.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Comment License 1.4.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ad3f6f3d-e12c-4867-906c-73aa001c7351
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ad3f6f3d-e12c-4867-906c-73aa001c7351

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