CVE-2022-2276

WP Edit Menu < 1.5.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Post Deletion

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Published Aug 22, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The WP Edit Menu WordPress plugin before 1.5.0 does not have authorisation and CSRF in an AJAX action, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts/pages from the blog

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

WP Edit Menu

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.5.0`	affected	< 1.5.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wp_edit_menu_project:wp_edit_menu:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-34550	The WP Edit Menu WordPress plugin before 1.5.0 does not have authorisation and CSRF in an AJAX action, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts/pages from the blog

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.420% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?new=2749780%40wp-edit-menu%2Ftrunk&old=2220186%40wp-edit-menu%2Ftrunk
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/92de9c1b-48dd-4a5f-bbb3-455f8f172b09

History

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Subscriptions

Wp Edit Menu Project Wp Edit Menu

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:32 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Aug 22, 2022, 3:00 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 12:32 AM
Reserved: Jun 30, 2022, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:41 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 22, 2022, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:41 AM

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