CVE-2022-36358 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-36358: WordPress SEO Scout plugin <= 0.9.83 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Seo Scout

Product SEO Scout

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published August 25, 2022

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in SEO Scout plugin <= 0.9.83 at WordPress allows attackers to trick users with administrative rights to unintentionally change the plugin settings.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

SEO Scout versions up to 0.9.83 are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in SEO Scout user, performs unwanted actions on their behalf without their knowledge. The attack requires the user to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the vulnerable application.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on a user's SEO Scout account by tricking them into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' SEO Scout accounts can be manipulated to perform unintended actions if they visit untrusted links while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

The victim must be logged into SEO Scout and visit an attacker-controlled webpage.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 25, 2022 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36358 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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