Hreflang Tags LiteWordPress extension · Dcgws
CVE-2022-36418
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Vagary Digital HREFLANG Tags Lite.This issue affects HREFLANG Tags Lite: from n/a through 2.0.0.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in the Vagary Digital HREFLANG Tags Lite WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive functionality. The CVSS 9.8 score with Network attack vector and No Privileges Required indicates critical-level unauthorized access is possible.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Hreflang Tags LiteWordPress extension
<= 2.0.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify the HREFLANG Tags Lite plugin is installedCheck your WordPress plugins directory or log into the WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'HREFLANG Tags Lite' or 'Dcgws Hreflang Tags Lite' in the plugin list.Affected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list regardless of activation status
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Determine the installed version numberIn the WordPress admin, find the plugin in the Installed Plugins list and note the version number displayed beneath the plugin name. Alternatively, inspect the main plugin file (usually hreflang-tags-lite.php or similar) and check the 'Version' header comment.Affected if The version number is 2.0.0 or lower
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Confirm the plugin is activeIn the WordPress admin Plugins page, check if the plugin shows as 'Active' (not 'Inactive' or 'Must-Use').Affected if The plugin is currently activated on the WordPress site
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Verify unauthenticated access is possibleAttempt to access common admin-ajax.php or admin-post.php endpoints with plugin-related actions (such as hreflang_tag requests) without providing authentication credentials. Use a tool like curl: curl -I https://yourdomain.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=hreflang_... (specific action parameter varies by plugin code).Affected if The request returns a successful HTTP response (200) with data rather than a 401 Unauthorized or 403 Forbidden error
Your environment is affected if the HREFLANG Tags Lite plugin is installed with version 2.0.0 or lower and is currently active, allowing unauthenticated access to plugin functionality.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to the latest patched version of HREFLANG Tags Lite. If no patch exists, audit the plugin code for all functions lacking capability checks or nonce validation and add proper authorization gates.
Fix this in Hreflang Tags Lite
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-36418 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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