CVE-2022-1779
Auto Delete Posts <= 1.3.0 - Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
The Auto Delete Posts WordPress plugin through 1.3.0 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack and delete specific posts, categories and attachments at once.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Auto Delete Posts WordPress plugin through 1.3.0 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack and delete specific posts, categories and attachments at once.
- Record
CVE-2022-1779- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Auto Delete Posts <= 1.3.0 - Arbitrary Settings Update via CSRF
The Auto Delete Posts WordPress plugin through 1.3.0 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack and delete specific posts, categories and attachments at once.
- Record
CVE-2022-1779- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-25060 No score
The Auto Delete Posts WordPress plugin through 1.3.0 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack and delete specific posts, categories and attachments at once.
- Record
EUVD-2022-25060- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6pvq-83gq-82qp
The Auto Delete Posts WordPress plugin through 1.3.0 does not have CSRF check in place when...
The Auto Delete Posts WordPress plugin through 1.3.0 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack and delete specific posts, categories and attachments at once.
- Record
GHSA-6pvq-83gq-82qp- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-1779 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Auto Delete Posts Project Delete Posts, published June 13, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.