CVE-2022-0229: miniorange google_authenticator Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-0229 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in miniorange google_authenticator. EPSS estimates a 0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 5.5.
Timeline
- 21-03-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 02-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The miniOrange's Google Authenticator WordPress plugin before 5.5 does not have proper authorisation and CSRF checks when handling the reconfigureMethod, and does not validate the parameters passed to it properly. As a result, unauthenticated users could delete arbitrary options from the blog, making it unusable.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- wordfenceSource8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.55%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
45%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.55% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.
- CWE-862Missing AuthorizationThe product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
Affected systems
Miniorange1 product
- google_authenticator< 5.5
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
- miniorange-2-factor-authentication≤ 5.4.52 (fixed in 5.5)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
2 links- wpscan.com/vulnerability/d70c5335-4c01-448d-85fc-f8e75b104351ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory