CVE-2022-0191
Published: 02 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-0191 is a medium-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability in Acnam Ad Invalid Click Protector. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 27.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-15395
Vulnerability details
The Ad Invalid Click Protector (AICP) WordPress plugin before 1.2.7 does not have CSRF check deleting banned users, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin remove arbitrary bans
- 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.
Awareness training educates users on avoiding untrusted links and actions that can be exploited via CSRF.
Requiring user re-entry of credentials for sensitive actions prevents automated forgery of requests without active user participation.
Security testing regimens explicitly include checks for missing or ineffective anti-CSRF protections in web applications.
Detects anomalous request patterns consistent with cross-site request forgery.