CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-3477

Improper Authentication

Published: Nov 14, 2022 | Modified: Apr 30, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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The tagDiv Composer WordPress plugin before 3.5, required by the Newspaper WordPress theme before 12.1 and Newsmag WordPress theme before 5.2.2, does not properly implement the Facebook login feature, allowing unauthenticated attackers to login as any user by just knowing their email address

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
NewsmagNewsmag_project*5.2.2 (excluding)
NewspaperNewspaper_project*12.1 (excluding)
Tagdiv_composerTagdiv_composer_project*3.5 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References