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FKIE_CVE-2022-1764

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-06-13 13:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:23

Severity

5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Summary

The WP-chgFontSize WordPress plugin through 1.8 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack and lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to the lack of sanitisation and escaping

References

	URL	Tags
	contact@wpscan.com	https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/04305e4e-37e3-4f35-bf66-3b79b99d2868	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/04305e4e-37e3-4f35-bf66-3b79b99d2868	Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	wp-chgfontsize_project	wp-chgfontsize	*

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "WP-chgFontSize",
          "vendor": "Unknown",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThanOrEqual": "1.8",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "1.8",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
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        {
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            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wp-chgfontsize_project:wp-chgfontsize:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "2F1BD681-4BE1-4E07-B2F5-BD02D390C54F",
              "versionEndIncluding": "1.8",
              "vulnerable": true
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    {
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    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El plugin WP-chgFontSize de WordPress versiones hasta 1.8, no presenta una comprobaci\u00f3n de tipo CSRF cuando actualiza sus ajustes, lo que podr\u00eda permitir a atacantes hacer que un administrador conectado los cambie por medio de un ataque de tipo CSRF y conllevar a un ataque de tipo Cross-Site Scripting Almacenado debido a una falta de saneo y escape"
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2022-1764",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:23:04.270",
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        "baseSeverity": "LOW",
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          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "SINGLE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 3.5,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 6.8,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
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          "baseScore": 5.4,
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          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
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    },
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        "Third Party Advisory"
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    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "contact@wpscan.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
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        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-352"
        }
      ],
      "source": "contact@wpscan.com",
      "type": "Secondary"
    }
  ]
}

CVE-2022-1764 (GCVE-0-2022-1764)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-06-13 12:42 – Updated: 2024-08-03 00:17

Title

WP-chgFontSize <= 1.8 - Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF to Stored XSS

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Assigner

WPScan mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/04305e4e-37e3-4f…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	WP-chgFontSize	Affected: 1.8 , ≤ 1.8 (custom)

Credits

Daniel Ruf

Show details on NVD website

JSON

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