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Plain-English summary
A WordPress plugin used to manage CSS/JavaScript loading for WooCommerce sites has a CSRF flaw in versions up to 2.4.49. An attacker could potentially trick a user into making unintended plugin changes. The published impact is limited to low integrity impact, with no confidentiality or availability impact stated.
Executive priority
Treat this as a medium-priority WordPress hygiene issue. It is not cited as actively exploited, but affected e-commerce sites should still be remediated because unintended plugin configuration changes could affect site behavior or business operations.
Technical view
CVE-2022-47154 is a CWE-352 CSRF issue in Pi Websolution CSS JS Manager, Async JavaScript, Defer Render Blocking CSS supports WooCommerce plugin <=2.4.49. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network reachable, low complexity, no attacker privileges, victim interaction required, unchanged scope, low integrity impact, and no confidentiality or availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the affected Pi Websolution plugin at version 2.4.49 or earlier. The bundle provides no CPEs and lists package name css-js-manager, so asset discovery should use WordPress plugin inventory rather than relying only on vulnerability scanners.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not identify active exploitation, and KEV status is false. CSRF generally depends on victim interaction in an authenticated browser context, but the provided sources do not specify the exact affected action, role, or operational workflow.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: Patchstack and CVE data identify the plugin, version ceiling, CWE, and CVSS, but not the vulnerable endpoint, fixed version, or proof of exploitation. Avoid assuming exploitability beyond CSRF with required victim interaction and low integrity impact.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the css-js-manager plugin.
- Upgrade or remove affected plugin versions per vendor guidance.
- Check Patchstack and vendor pages for fixed-version details.
- Limit WordPress admin access to trusted users only.
- Review recent plugin configuration changes for unexpected modifications.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record installed plugin versions and flag <=2.4.49.
- Verify remediation against vendor or Patchstack guidance.
- Review security scans for CVE-2022-47154 findings.
- Check change history for suspicious plugin setting updates.
Public sources used
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- 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
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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)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.