CVE-2022-0993
The SiteGround Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass that allows unauthenticated users to log in as administrative users due to missing identity verification on the 2FA back-up code implementation that logs users in upon…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The SiteGround Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass that allows unauthenticated users to log in as administrative users due to missing identity verification on the 2FA back-up code implementation that logs users in upon success. This affects versions up to, and including, 1.2.5.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.54% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-285, CWE-306
- Affected
- siteground/siteground security
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2706302Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/04/critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-siteground-security-plugin/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8e3a5566-eee5-4f71-9c93-e59abf913d04?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2706302Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2022/04/critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-patched-in-siteground-security-plugin/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8e3a5566-eee5-4f71-9c93-e59abf913d04?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.