CVE-2022-4943 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The miniOrange's Google Authenticator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check when changing plugin settings in versions up to, and including, 5.6.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the plugin's settings.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Miniorange	Google Authenticator

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:miniorange:google_authenticator:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2842228%40miniorange-2-factor-authentication%2Ftrunk&old=2815645%40miniorange-2-factor-authentication%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7267ede1-7745-47cc-ac0d-4362140b4c23?source=cve

History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		miniOrange's Google Authenticator <= 5.6.5 - Missing Authorization to Plugin Settings Change

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2023-10-20T07:29:21.001Z

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:00:44.475Z

Reserved: 2023-04-19T14:13:49.149Z

Link: CVE-2022-4943

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T01:55:46.044Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-20T08:15:11.983

Modified: 2026-04-08T18:17:37.513

Link: CVE-2022-4943

Redhat

No data.

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