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TI-2022-03690 Aliases CVE-2022-4021GHSA-4mcc-m2xj-q6q8

Permalink Manager Lite <= 2.2.20.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.

Summary

The Permalink Manager Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.2.20.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the extra_actions function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change plugin settings including permalinks and site maps, via forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00472 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
mbisPermalink Manager Liteup to 2.2.20.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Permalink Manager Lite Vendormbis Affected up to 2.2.20.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:permalink_manager_lite_project:permalink_manager_lite:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 2.2.20.2Vulnerablembis
  • cpe:2.3:a:permalink_manager_lite_project:permalink_manager_lite:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.2.20.2 Vulnerable ·mbis

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4021
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4mcc-m2xj-q6q8

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2024-02550 Permalink Manager Lite and Permalink Manager Pro <= 2.4.3.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2024-02361 Permalink Manager <= 2.4.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated(Author+) Arbitrary Post Slug Modification CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2022-20157 WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.2.20 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-07051 Permalink Manager Lite < 2.2.13.1 - Admin+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2022-00139 Permalink Manager < 2.2.15 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2024-24772 WordPress Permalink Manager Lite plugin <= 2.4.3.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
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Sources

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