CVE-2022-3538: The Webmaster Tools Verification WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when disabling plugins, allowing unauthenticated users to disable arbitrary plugins

medium Affects webmaster-tools-verification (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2022-11-14; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Webmaster Tools Verification WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when disabling plugins, allowing unauthenticated users to disable arbitrary plugins

Package: webmaster-tools-verification (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=1.2
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 6.5
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (32.3th percentile)
Published: 2022-11-14
Source: nvd

References

CWE-352 CWE-862

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