CVE-2022-1422: The Discy WordPress theme before 5.2 does not check for CSRF tokens in the AJAX action discy_reset_options, allowing an attacker to trick an admin into resetting the site settings back to defaults.

medium Affects discy (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-06-08; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Discy WordPress theme before 5.2 does not check for CSRF tokens in the AJAX action discy_reset_options, allowing an attacker to trick an admin into resetting the site settings back to defaults.

Package: discy (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <5.2
Fixed in: 5.2
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (45.5th percentile)
Published: 2022-06-08
Source: nvd

References

CWE-352

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