CVE-2022-41650
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 Paul Custom Content by Country (by Shield Security) custom-content-by-country.This issue affects Custom Content by Country (by Shield Security): from n/a through 3.1.2.
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 confidenceThis is a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the WordPress plugin 'Custom Content by Country' (by Shield Security). The plugin fails to properly check user capabilities before allowing access to certain sensitive functions or data, potentially allowing authenticated users with low-level permissions (such as subscribers) to perform actions or access content they should not be able to.
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CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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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Confirm the plugin is installed and activeNavigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins and look for 'Custom Content by Country' by Shield Security. Note whether it is installed and activated.Affected if The plugin is installed and activated, making the missing authorization checks potentially exploitable.
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Identify the installed plugin versionIn the Plugins list, click on the plugin name to view details, or inspect the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/custom-content-by-country/custom-content-by-country.php to find the Version field.Affected if The installed version has not received a security patch for CVE-2022-41650 (compare against the version that added proper capability checks).
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Audit the plugin source for missing capability checksSearch the plugin files (particularly PHP files in the includes/ or classes/ folders) for sensitive function calls. Look for functions that handle data retrieval, content display, or settings without preceding them with current_user_can() or similar capability checks.Affected if Sensitive functions lack proper current_user_can() checks, allowing low-privileged users to access restricted functionality.
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Review user role configurationGo to WordPress Admin > Users > Roles and Permissions. Identify if subscriber-level or other low-privilege user accounts exist that could potentially exploit the authorization flaw.Affected if Low-privilege user accounts (Subscriber role or below) exist in the system, creating a practical attack vector for the authorization bypass.
You are affected if the plugin is active, contains code paths missing capability checks, and low-privilege user accounts exist in WordPress that could trigger those unprotected functions.
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 version of the plugin once a patched release is available. If no update exists, implement proper capability checks (using current_user_can()) and nonce verification on all sensitive functions in the plugin.
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- Testing3.0 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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-41650 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.
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- 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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