CVE-2022-0188
Published: 14 February 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-0188 is a medium-severity Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306) vulnerability in Niteothemes Cmp. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 9.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
The CMP WordPress plugin before version 4.0.19 is affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-0188 and assigned CWE-306. The flaw permits any remote user to modify the coming-soon page layout without authentication, corresponding to a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.3 that reflects network attack vector, low complexity, and integrity impact without confidentiality or availability consequences.
An unauthenticated attacker can send crafted requests directly to the plugin endpoints to alter the page layout at will. Because the plugin does not enforce access controls on these functions, the change takes effect immediately and can be performed repeatedly from any network location.
The referenced WordPress plugin changesets and WPScan advisory indicate that the issue was resolved by updating to CMP version 4.0.19 or later. Exploitation probability reached a peak of 0.1763 before receding to the current value of 0.0586.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-15392
Vulnerability details
The CMP WordPress plugin before 4.0.19 allows any user, even not logged in, to arbitrarily change the coming soon page layout.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requires established identification and authentication to unlock, mitigating missing authentication for continued system access.
Requiring identification and rationale for actions allowed without authentication ensures critical functions are not left unprotected by forcing review of authentication requirements.
Authorizing mobile device connections to organizational systems ensures authentication is performed for this critical access function.
Guarantees critical functions are protected by mandatory invocation of the access control mechanism.
Auditing sessions makes it possible to detect access to critical functions without required authentication.
The assessment process confirms authentication is present and effective for critical functions, preventing exploitation from missing authentication.
Certification assesses that critical functions have required authentication controls in place.
Disabling non-essential functions and services eliminates the need to secure them, reducing exposure from missing authentication on unnecessary components.