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CVE-2022-43491: WordPress Advanced Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce plugin <= 4.1.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Advanced Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce plugin <= 4.1.5 on WordPress leading to plugin settings import.

MediumCVSS 5.4Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

This issue affects the Advanced Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce WordPress plugin through version 4.1.5. A malicious site could trick an authenticated user into causing a plugin settings import. Business risk is mainly unauthorized configuration change, not data theft, based on the supplied CVSS vector.

Executive priority

Treat this as a moderate-priority WordPress plugin risk. It is not described as data exposure or actively exploited, but pricing configuration changes can affect revenue and store behavior.

Technical view

CVE-2022-43491 is a CWE-352 CSRF flaw in AlgolPlus Advanced Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce <= 4.1.5. The reported impact is plugin settings import, with low integrity and availability impact and no confidentiality impact. Exploitation requires user interaction and a network-reachable WordPress administration context.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Advanced Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce version 4.1.5 or earlier. Sites not using this plugin are not affected by the supplied evidence.

Exploitation context

The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or public active exploitation evidence. The attack scenario requires tricking a user into an unwanted action, consistent with CSRF, and targets plugin configuration behavior.

Researcher notes

Evidence is specific but narrow: affected range, CWE, CVSS, and settings-import impact are provided. The supplied bundle does not name a fixed version, patch details, exploit activity, or detailed vulnerable endpoint behavior.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory WordPress sites for the affected plugin and version.
  • Check vendor, WordPress.org, and Patchstack guidance for a fixed release.
  • Update or remove the plugin if it is affected and not required.
  • Limit administrative access while remediation is pending.
  • Review plugin settings for unauthorized import or configuration changes.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether the plugin is installed on each WordPress site.
  • Verify installed plugin version is greater than 4.1.5, if a fixed version is available.
  • Review administrative activity around plugin settings import behavior.
  • Check whether unexpected pricing or discount rules appeared after November 8, 2022.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
4

Public sources used

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.4 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

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

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
3Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
5.4CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L2.82.5Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

5.4Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2022-43491Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

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

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
AlgolPlusAdvanced Dynamic Pricing for WooCommerce (WordPress plugin)<= 4.1.5Listed
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-352

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CWE-352 · source CWE mapping

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.

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