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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2022-45841

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-12-13
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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60/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable 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 RoboSoft Robo Gallery allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Robo Gallery: from n/a through 3.2.9.

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 RoboSoft Robo Gallery plugin for WordPress allows unauthenticated or improperly authenticated users to access functionality they should not have access to due to incorrectly configured access control security levels. This is a classic authorization bypass where the plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before executing sensitive operations.

MitigationUpdate Robo Gallery to the latest patched version once available. If no patch exists, implement web server-level access controls to restrict sensitive endpoints or disable the plugin until a fix is released.

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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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Robo Gallery plugin is installed
    Access WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and search for Robo Gallery or RoboSoft Robo Gallery
    Affected if Plugin appears in the installed plugins list
  2. Identify installed plugin version
    In the installed plugins list, locate the version number displayed beneath the Robo Gallery plugin name
    Affected if Any version is displayed - the vulnerability exists in authorization logic across versions
  3. Verify plugin is active
    In Plugins > Installed Plugins, check if Robo Gallery shows as 'Active' rather than 'Inactive'
    Affected if Plugin status is Active, making the vulnerable code accessible
  4. Determine exposure to unauthorized access
    The vulnerability allows unauthenticated or low-privilege users to access sensitive plugin functionality they should not reach - check if plugin endpoints are accessible without proper WordPress capability checks
    Affected if The plugin processes requests from users lacking administrator or proper editor capabilities

The environment is affected if the RoboSoft Robo Gallery plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site, as the vulnerability allows unauthorized access due to missing permission validation in the plugin's functionality.

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 Robo Gallery to the latest patched version once available. If no patch exists, implement web server-level access controls to restrict sensitive endpoints or disable the plugin until a fix is released.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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