Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-46845 is a missing-authorization issue in the WordPress Slider a SlidersPack plugin. An unauthenticated network attacker could perform an action that should have required permission, causing limited integrity impact. The available sources rate it medium severity and do not show known active exploitation.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation on public WordPress sites, especially marketing or customer-facing properties. The business risk is moderate: successful exploitation appears to affect integrity rather than data confidentiality or availability, but unauthenticated web issues can still damage site trust.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Essential Plugin’s Slider a SlidersPack, package sliderspack-all-in-one-image-sliders. CVSS 3.1 is 5.3: network, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, integrity impact only. The record says versions before 2.3 are affected; the title references <=2.0.2.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the Slider a SlidersPack plugin below the fixed/unaffected version indicated by sources. Internet-facing WordPress sites are more relevant because the CVSS vector is network-accessible and requires no authentication.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not cite public exploitation, proof-of-concept details, or CISA KEV listing. Treat this as a plausible unauthenticated access-control weakness, but not as confirmed actively exploited based on provided evidence.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to CVE and Patchstack-linked metadata. There is a version inconsistency: the title says <=2.0.2, while the description says before 2.3. Use vendor/Patchstack data to confirm exact fixed versions before closing findings.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Slider a SlidersPack plugin.
- Upgrade affected installations to version 2.3 or later, if available from the vendor.
- If upgrade is unavailable, check vendor or Patchstack guidance for interim mitigations.
- Remove the plugin where it is not business-critical.
- Restrict administrative access and monitor WordPress changes until remediated.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed plugin name and version across WordPress assets.
- Flag any version below 2.3 as potentially affected.
- Review plugin changelog or vendor advisory for the corrected version.
- Check web logs for unusual unauthenticated requests to plugin functionality.
- Document remediation status for each affected site.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.