CVE-2022-40310 An authenticated race condition vulnerability exists in the WP Rating System plugin. Attackers can increase or decrease votes.
In order to do so, user needs to be logged in. Once a user is logged in, attacker can manipulate votes by setting high amount of votes. In both cases, attacker can delete the post or leave malicious comments. If attacker has higher amount of votes, he/she can easily delete the post or leave malicious comments. In order to do so, user needs to be logged in. Once a user is logged in, attacker can manipulate votes by setting high amount of votes. In both cases, attacker can delete the post or leave malicious comments. If attacker has higher amount of votes, he/she can easily delete the post or leave malicious comments. Remotely deleting a post or leaving malicious comments is a common attack scenario. All of these activities can result in reputation loss for a site and lead to lowering of its authority. By setting high amount of votes, attacker can also easily get the site banned from major WordPress plugins.
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
2FA is a type of authentication that requires two different credentials for login. This system makes it much harder for attackers to access accounts without the correct password and username. 2FA can also be used to verify ownership of an account by having the user enter a code sent via SMS text.
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WordPress Login Bypass
If you want to avoid the vulnerability, try disabling login by a new user. That will help you to protect your website from malicious activity.
WordPress Plugins and How They Can Be Exploited
WordPress is one of the most popular content management systems on the planet. It is used by millions of people every day to publish and share content such as websites, blogs, or podcasts. WordPress features a vast array of plugins that can help with various tasks such as SEO, advertising, and design.
Yet, these plugins can also be used in ways which are not intended. The functionality provided by these plugins can be abused easily once an attacker is able to gain access to them. For example, someone could use a plugin like "SEO" to perform unethical actions against a website. Once that person has control over the plugin, he/she could then set up automated spam attacks or delete posts from the site's front page without logging into it directly.
Voat – Remotely deleting a post or leaving malicious comments
Voat is a website on which users can post anonymously. The website is an alternative to Reddit, and was created by some of the original members of the now-defunct GamerGate subreddit. The site has been accused of tolerating and promoting harassment, racism, sexism and misogyny. A recent study found that Voat has twice as many "hate posts" as any other social media platform on the internet in 2016.
Despite its controversial nature, Voat was ranked 14th most popular website in America during December 2016.
This blog post will discuss how attackers can use the vulnerabilities described above to attack a web page by manipulating votes and deleting posts or leaving malicious comments on the site.
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Published on: 09/23/2022 15:15:00 UTC
Last modified on: 09/26/2022 16:36:00 UTC