Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-3538
Potential exploit
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
Vulnerability category: Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
Products affected by CVE-2022-3538
- Webmaster Tools Verification Project » Webmaster Tools Verification » For WordpressVersions up to, including, (<=) 1.2cpe:2.3:a:webmaster_tools_verification_project:webmaster_tools_verification:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-3538
0.16%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 33 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-3538
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
2.8
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3.6
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134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 2025-04-30 |
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6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
2.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2022-3538
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The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.Assigned by:
- contact@wpscan.com (Secondary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.Assigned by:
- contact@wpscan.com (Secondary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2022-3538
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https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/337ee7ed-9ade-4567-b976-88386cbcf036
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