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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2022-41698

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-17
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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74/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Layered If Menu.This issue affects If Menu: from n/a through 0.16.3.

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 confidence

Missing Authorization vulnerability in the If Menu WordPress plugin allows users to perform actions or access functionality without proper capability checks. This authorization bypass could permit lower-privileged users to access administrative features or unintended plugin functionality.

MitigationUpdate If Menu plugin to the latest version to receive the authorization fix. If no patch is available, consider disabling the plugin or implementing alternative access controls at the web server level.

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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 checks

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  1. Confirm If Menu plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins and locate 'If Menu' (also known as 'If Menu - Show/hide menu items') in the installed plugins list
    Affected if Plugin appears in the WordPress plugins directory
  2. Check installed version number
    On the Plugins page, click on the If Menu plugin to view its details. Note the version number displayed (for example: 0.x.x or 1.x.x). Compare your version against the version that contains the CVE-2022-41698 fix (the version that includes proper capability checks)
    Affected if Running a version prior to the patch that adds authorization checks
  3. Verify plugin is active
    On the Plugins page, confirm the If Menu plugin shows status as 'Active' rather than 'Inactive' or 'Network Active'
    Affected if Plugin is installed and actively running in the WordPress site
  4. Check menu visibility rules configuration
    Navigate to Appearance > Menus (or the menu settings where If Menu rules are defined). If any menu items have conditional visibility rules configured using If Menu, the vulnerable authorization bypass could be triggered
    Affected if Plugin has visibility conditions configured, allowing potential unauthorized access to menu-related functionality

The environment is affected if the If Menu plugin is installed, active, and running a version that predates the CVE-2022-41698 authorization fix.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update If Menu plugin to the latest version to receive the authorization fix. If no patch is available, consider disabling the plugin or implementing alternative access controls at the web server level.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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