Zoho Crm Lead MagnetWordPress extension · Zohocorp
CVE-2022-41978
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 · uneditedAuth. (subscriber+) Arbitrary Options Update vulnerability in Zoho CRM Lead Magnet plugin <= 1.7.5.8 on WordPress.
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 · high confidenceAn authenticated arbitrary options update vulnerability in the Zoho CRM Lead Magnet plugin for WordPress allows users with subscriber-level privileges or higher to modify arbitrary WordPress options settings, potentially enabling privilege escalation to admin-level access.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
Zoho Crm Lead MagnetWordPress extension
<= 1.7.5.8CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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 plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Zoho CRM Lead Magnet' or 'Zohocorp Zoho Crm Lead Magnet' in the list. Alternatively, check for the plugin directory at /wp-content/plugins/zoho-crm-lead-magnet/Affected if The plugin directory exists or the plugin appears in the WordPress plugins list
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Identify installed versionIn WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins, find the Zoho CRM Lead Magnet plugin and read the version number displayed beneath the plugin name. Compare this version to the affected range: any version <= 1.7.5.8Affected if The installed version is 1.7.5.8 or any lower version number
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Verify plugin is activeIn WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins, check if the Zoho CRM Lead Magnet plugin has an 'Active' status or if the 'Activate' link is present. Check the plugin file header for 'Plugin Status: Active' or query the wp_options table for the active_plugins optionAffected if The plugin is currently active and running on the site
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Audit WordPress options for unauthorized changesReview WordPress options in the database table wp_options (or via WP-CLI: wp option list --search='%user%' or wp option list --search='%role%'). Check for unexpected changes to options such as default_role, users_can_register, or new admin accountsAffected if Options have been modified to allow subscriber-level users elevated privileges, or new administrator accounts exist that were not created through standard WordPress admin processes
The site is affected if the Zoho CRM Lead Magnet plugin version 1.7.5.8 or lower is installed and active, regardless of whether unauthorized privilege escalation has already occurred.
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 the Zoho CRM Lead Magnet plugin to a version higher than 1.7.5.8, or deactivate/remove the plugin if no patched version is available.
Fix this in Zoho Crm Lead Magnet
Scoped from the published advisory
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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-2022-41978 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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