Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-45072 affects the WPML Multilingual CMS premium WordPress plugin through version 4.5.13. It is a CSRF flaw, meaning a user could be tricked into causing an unintended action in WordPress. The public scoring is medium, with limited integrity impact and no stated data theft or outage impact.
Executive priority
Handle this as a moderate website integrity risk. Prioritize public or business-critical WordPress sites using WPML, but do not treat it as emergency-level without exploitation evidence or broader impact details.
Technical view
This is CWE-352 in OnTheGoSystems WPML Multilingual CMS for WordPress, versions <= 4.5.13. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.3: network reachable, low complexity, no attacker privileges, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or availability impact, and low integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites using the premium WPML Multilingual CMS plugin at version 4.5.13 or older.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. CVSS indicates exploitation requires user interaction and affects integrity only. The sources do not describe exploit mechanics, affected actions, or required victim role.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the bundle identifies the product, affected version ceiling, CWE, CVSS vector, and Patchstack reference, but not the vulnerable endpoint, fixed release, exploit status, or precise privileged action affected.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for WPML Multilingual CMS and record installed versions.
- Treat versions 4.5.13 and older as affected until vendor guidance says otherwise.
- Check WPML or Patchstack guidance for a fixed version or supported mitigation.
- Update or disable the plugin only following confirmed vendor guidance.
- Limit administrative exposure and review plugin configuration changes during remediation.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether WPML Multilingual CMS is installed on each WordPress site.
- Verify the installed plugin version is greater than 4.5.13, or document exception status.
- Review vendor and Patchstack records for remediation details before closing the finding.
- Check recent WordPress admin activity for unexpected WPML-related configuration changes.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (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:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
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