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CVE-2022-2172: LinkWorth Plugin < 3.3.4 - Arbitrary Setting 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: 2022-08-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

The LinkWorth WordPress plugin before 3.3.4 does not implement nonce checks, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change settings via a CSRF attack.

Affected products

• LinkWorth Plugin: before 3.3.4 — fixed in 3.3.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: LinkWorth Plugin 3.3.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?new=2754739%40linkworth-wp-plugin&old=2750802%40linkworth-wp-plugin#file8
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bfb6ed12-ae64-4075-9d0b-5620e998df74
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?new=2754739%40linkworth-wp-plugin&old=2750802%40linkworth-wp-plugin#file8
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bfb6ed12-ae64-4075-9d0b-5620e998df74

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