# CVE-2022-38104: WordPress Accordions plugin <= 2.0.3 - Auth. WordPress Options Change vulnerability

> Authenticated users can modify critical WordPress options like default role and admin email, potentially leading to privilege escalation or account takeover.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-25c8-qcqq-xpqw

## What is CVE-2022-38104?

CVE-2022-38104 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Biplob Adhikari Accordions – Multiple Accordions or FAQs Builder (WordPress plugin), published on 21 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Auth. WordPress Options Change (siteurl, users_can_register, default_role, admin_email and new_admin_email) vulnerability in Biplob Adhikari's Accordions – Multiple Accordions or FAQs Builder plugin (versions <= 2.0.3 on WordPress.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38104?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oxilab Accordions.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38104?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38104 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38104 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38104 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Biplob Adhikari Accordions – Multiple Accordions or FAQs Builder (WordPress plugin)

- [CVE-2022-33198](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33198/): WordPress Accordions plugin <= 2.0.2 - Unauthenticated WordPress Options Change vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-37122](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37122/): WordPress Accordions plugin <= 2.3.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-25962](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25962/): WordPress Accordions Plugin <= 2.3.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2022-45082](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45082/): WordPress Accordions plugin <= 2.0.3 - Multiple Auth. Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities (low 3.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38104 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38104 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Biplob Adhikari Accordions – Multiple Accordions or FAQs Builder (WordPress plugin), published on 21 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38104 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Biplob Adhikari Accordions – Multiple Accordions or FAQs Builder (WordPress plugin). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38104/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38104/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38104
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38104
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38104

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38104/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.