CVE-2022-2198 WPQA < 5.7 - Subscriber+ Private Message Disclosure via IDOR
An authenticated attacker can read other users' private messages by manipulating message IDs due to missing authorization checks in the WPQA Builder plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-2198?
CVE-2022-2198 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown WPQA Builder, published on 22 Aug 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 5.7 which is a companion plugin to the Hilmer and Discy , does not check authorization before displaying private messages, allowing any logged in user to read other users private message using the message id, which can easily be brute forced.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2198?
It affects 1 product.
Products include 2code Wpqa Builder.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2198?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2198 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2022-2198 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2198 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WPQA Builder
- CVE-2024-2376 WPQA < 6.1.1 - Arbitrary Category and Tag Follow/Unfollow via CSRF
- CVE-2022-3688 WPQA < 5.9 - Follow/Unfollow via CSRF
- CVE-2022-1597 WPQA < 5.4 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2024-2375 WPQA < 6.1.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2022-1051 WPQA < 5.2 - Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Profile fields
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g3r5-hp64-fq8f.