CVE-2022-4021

MediumCVSS 4.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The Permalink Manager Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.2.20.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the extra_actions function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change plugin settings including permalinks and site maps, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.3/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-352

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
mbis	Permalink Manager Lite	<= 2.2.20.1

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2818142#file34Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1718f2eb-6235-498f-8c1e-402c1caf7d02?source=cve
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-4021Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2818142#file34Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories-continued/#CVE-2022-4021Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 16, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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