CVE-2022-0229

miniOrange's Google Authenticator < 5.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Deletion

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: March 21, 2022 at 06:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:20 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGoogle Authenticator

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 5.5
Affected range stops below 5.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d70c5335-4c01-448d-85fc-f8e75b104351

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-352CWE-862

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