CVE-2022-2461
Published: 06 September 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-2461 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in Transposh Transposh Wordpress Translation. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.9% 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 Transposh WordPress Translation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized setting changes by unauthenticated users in versions up to and including 1.0.9.6. The flaw arises from insufficient permissions checks on the tp_translation AJAX action together with permissive default settings, enabling modification of configuration values that control data displayed on the site. It is tracked as CWE-862 and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 reflecting network attackability with low complexity and no required authentication or user interaction.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can invoke the affected AJAX endpoint to alter translation and display settings, thereby influencing the content rendered to site visitors without any other privileges.
Public references include Wordfence threat intelligence, Packet Storm and Exploit Alert entries, a detailed analysis from RCESecurity, and the plugin source on WordPress Trac. The associated EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.2781 on 2025-12-11 before receding to the current value of 0.1692, indicating a distinct period of heightened exploitation interest well after initial disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-34722
Vulnerability details
The Transposh WordPress Translation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized setting changes by unauthenticated users in versions up to, and including, 1.0.9.6. This is due to insufficient permissions checking on the 'tp_translation' AJAX action and default settings which makes…
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it possible for unauthenticated attackers to influence the data shown on the site.
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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.
Requiring an access control policy ensures authorization checks are defined and applied for critical functions.
Reviews of access controls detect missing authorization checks on critical functions or resources.
Documenting permitted unauthenticated actions prevents missing authorization by making all exceptions explicit and subject to organizational review.
Requiring attribute association with information prevents authorization from being performed without necessary security or privacy context.
Mandating authorization prior to allowing remote connections addresses missing authorization for remote access.
Mandating authorization before wireless connections are allowed prevents missing authorization for wireless access.
The control requires authorization before allowing mobile device connections, directly mitigating missing authorization for system access.
Requiring approvals for account creation and specifying authorizations ensures authorization is not missing for system access.