Stop Spam Comments <= 0.2.1.2 - Protection Mechanism Bypass

2022-08-08 00:00

Daniel Ruf

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected PluginStop Spam Comments

Affected Version<= 0.2.1.2

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2022-1663

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Vulnerability Overview

The Stop Spam Comments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to protection mechanism bypass on the p_ssc_process() function in versions up to, and including, 0.2.1.2 due to the method in which the spam comment key is generated and stored on the page. This makes it possible for attackers to easily scrape a web-page and continue to submit spam comments.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure) The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1663 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/62061cf9-cdbf-4cb2-9890-36bdcbc65c21

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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