CVE-2022-40700: admin css mu vulnerability

CVE-2022-40700: high vulnerability affecting admin css mu. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
CVE-2022-40700CVSS 8.2Web

CVE-2022-40700: admin css mu vulnerability

CVE-2022-40700: high vulnerability affecting admin css mu. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.

CVSS
8.2 HIGH
EPSS
59.16%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
admin css mu

What is known

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Montonio Montonio for WooCommerce, Wpopal Wpopal Core Features, AMO for WP – Membership Management ArcStone wp-amo, Long Watch Studio WooVirtualWallet – A virtual wallet for WooCommerce, Long Watch Studio WooVIP – Membership plugin for WordPress and WooCommerce, Long Watch Studio WooSupply – Suppliers, Supply Orders and Stock Management, Squidesma Theme Minifier, Paul Clark Styles styles, Designmodo Inc. WordPress Page Builder – Qards, Philip M. Hofer (Frumph) PHPFreeChat, Arun Basil Lal Custom Login Admin Front-end CSS, Team Agence-Press CSS Adder By Agence-Press, Unihost Confirm Data, deano1987 AMP Toolbox amp-toolbox, Arun Basil Lal Admin CSS MU.This issue affects Montonio for WooCommerce: from n/a through 6.0.1; Wpopal Core Features: from n/a through 1.5.8; ArcStone: from n/a through 4.6.6; WooVirtualWallet – A virtual wallet for WooCommerce: from n/a through 2.2.1; WooVIP – Membership plugin for WordPress and WooCommerce: from n/a through 1.4.4; WooSupply – Suppliers, Supply Orders and Stock Management: from n/a through 1.2.2; Theme Minifier: from n/a through 2.0; Styles: from n/a through 1.2.3; WordPress Page Builder – Qards: from n/a through 1.0.5; PHPFreeChat: from n/a through 0.2.8; Custom Login Admin Front-end CSS: from n/a through 1.4.1; CSS Adder By Agence-Press: from n/a through 1.5.0; Confirm Data: from n/a through 1.0.7; AMP Toolbox: from n/a through 2.1.1; Admin CSS MU: from n/a through 2.6.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2022-40700, a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) affecting admin css mu, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether admin css mu is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

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