Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-4555 - Unspecified vulnerability in Wpvar WP Shamsi
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
LOW Availability impact
NONE Summary
The WP Shamsi plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the deactivate() function hooked via init() in versions up to, and including, 4.1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to deactivate arbitrary plugins on the site. This can be used to deactivate security plugins that aids in exploiting other vulnerabilities.
Vulnerable Configurations
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2645044%40wp-shamsi&new=2645044%40wp-shamsi&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=2645044%40wp-shamsi&new=2645044%40wp-shamsi&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7b498c5a-9fd1-43b8-b456-f6cec65d5077
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7b498c5a-9fd1-43b8-b456-f6cec65d5077