3.5
LOW
CVE-2022-3343
"Able2Extract Himer Discy WordPress Follow Score Inflation Vulnerability"
Description

The WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 5.9.3 (which is a companion plugin used with Discy and Himer Discy WordPress themes) incorrectly tries to validate that a user already follows another in the wpqa_following_you_ajax action, allowing a user to inflate their score on the site by having another user send repeated follow actions to them.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 9, 2023, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-3343 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 2code discy
2 2code wpqa_builder
3 2code himer
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e507b1b5-1a56-4b2f-b7e7-e22f6da1e32a Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-3343 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-3343 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE WPScan CWE-639
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 5.9.3 (which is a companion plugin used with Discy and Himer WordPress themes) incorrectly tries to validate that a user already follows another in the wpqa_following_you_ajax action, allowing a user to inflate their score on the site by having another user send repeated follow actions to them. The WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 5.9.3 (which is a companion plugin used with Discy and Himer Discy WordPress themes) incorrectly tries to validate that a user already follows another in the wpqa_following_you_ajax action, allowing a user to inflate their score on the site by having another user send repeated follow actions to them.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e507b1b5-1a56-4b2f-b7e7-e22f6da1e32a No Types Assigned https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e507b1b5-1a56-4b2f-b7e7-e22f6da1e32a Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:2code:wpqa_builder:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.9.3
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

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0.25405

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