CVE-2022-45079 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-45079: WordPress Loginizer Plugin <= 1.7.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Softaculous

Product Loginizer

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published May 22, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.7/10

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:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Softaculous Loginizer plugin <= 1.7.5 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Loginizer versions up to 1.7.5 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows an attacker to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of an authenticated user. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the victim must visit a malicious page while logged in. The impact is limited to integrity (data modification), with no confidentiality or availability impact.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unauthorized actions on behalf of a logged-in user without their knowledge.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can trick logged-in admins or users into performing unintended actions like changing settings or modifying data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged in and visit an attacker-controlled page or link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 22, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-45079 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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