Description
WordPress Plugin Link Optimizer Lite is prone to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow a remote attacker to perform certain administrative actions and gain unauthorized access to the affected application; other attacks are also possible. WordPress Plugin Link Optimizer Lite version 1.4.5 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.
Remediation
Edit the source code to ensure that CSRF protection is implemented with Nonce-like mechanism or disable the plugin until a fix is available
References
https://www.wordfence.com/vulnerability-advisories/#CVE-2022-2540
https://wordpress.org/plugins/link-optimizer-lite/#description
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