All In One Wp Security \& FirewallWordPress extension · Tipsandtricks Hq
CVE-2022-44737
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 · uneditedMultiple Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerabilities in All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall (WordPress plugin) <= 5.1.0 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 confidenceThe All-In-One Security (AIOS) WordPress plugin versions 5.1.0 and below contains multiple Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities allow attackers to trick authenticated administrators into unknowingly performing unintended actions, such as modifying security settings or executing plugin functions, by leveraging the lack of proper anti-CSRF token validation on state-changing operations.
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
All In One Wp Security \& FirewallWordPress extension
<= 5.1.0CVSS 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
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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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Check installed plugin versionGo to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins > Look for 'All In One WP Security & Firewall' and check the version number displayed below the plugin nameAffected if The version listed is 5.1.0 or lower
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Identify state-changing form handlersInspect plugin PHP files in wp-content/plugins/all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall/ for form handling code - look for POST/GET handlers that modify settings, create/delete records, or execute security actionsAffected if Form handlers exist that process admin actions without wp_nonce_field() or wp_nonce_url() calls
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Verify AJAX action nonce validationSearch plugin PHP files for add_action('wp_ajax_*) handlers and check if they include check_ajax_referer() or wp_verify_nonce() calls before processing state-changing requestsAffected if AJAX handlers exist that process requests without proper nonce verification
You are affected if the AIOS plugin version is 5.1.0 or lower AND the plugin code lacks proper anti-CSRF token validation on its form submissions and AJAX requests that perform state-changing operations.
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.
dbcve · scopedImplement WordPress nonces (anti-CSRF tokens) on all form submissions and AJAX requests that perform state-changing operations, and verify the request origin via referer header checks or SameSite cookie attributes.
All-In-One WP Security & Firewall version 5.1.1 or later
- 1. Navigate to the WordPress admin dashboard
- 2. Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- 3. Locate the 'All-In-One WP Security & Firewall' plugin
- 4. Check if an update is available (the plugin should show version 5.1.1 or higher which contains the security fix)
- 5. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to install the fixed version
- 6. After updating, verify the plugin is functioning correctly by accessing the AIOS settings page
- 7. Test critical security features to confirm the update did not break functionality
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation3.0 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-2022-44737 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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