CVSS 3.1
8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2022-2540
The Link Optimizer Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery to Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including 1.4.5. This is due to missing nonce validation on the admin_page function found in the ~/admin.php file. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 52% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-352
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- link_optimizer_lite_project:link_optimizer_lite
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/link-optimizer-lite/1.4.5/admin.php#L20
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca64692b-b194-4ceb-975e-72e4041252f2?source=cve
- https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2540
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/link-optimizer-lite/1.4.5/admin.php#L20
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca64692b-b194-4ceb-975e-72e4041252f2?source=cve