CVE-2022-1598

WPQA < 5.5 - Unauthenticated Private Message Disclosure

Severity Score

5.3

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 5.5 which is a companion to the Discy and Himer , lacks authentication in a REST API endpoint, allowing unauthenticated users to discover private questions sent between users on the site.

El plugin WPQA Builder de WordPress versiones anteriores a 5.4, que es un compañero de Discy y Himer , carece de autenticación en un endpoint de la API REST, lo que permite a usuarios no autenticados descubrir preguntas privadas enviadas entre usuarios en el sitio

The WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 5.4 which is a companion to the Discy and Himer , lacks authentication in a REST API endpoint, allowing unauthenticated users to discover private questions sent between users on the site.

*Credits: Veshraj Ghimire, WPScan

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-05-05 CVE Reserved
2022-05-10 CVE Published
2022-05-30 First Exploit
2024-03-10 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-284: Improper Access Control
CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/V35HR4J/CVE-2022-1598	2022-05-30
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0416ae2f-5670-4080-a88d-3484bb19d8c8	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
2code Search vendor "2code"		Wpqa Builder Search vendor "2code" for product "Wpqa Builder"				< 5.4 Search vendor "2code" for product "Wpqa Builder" and version " < 5.4"		wordpress		Affected