# CVE-2022-3881: WPTools < 3.43 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Installation

> Authenticated subscribers can install arbitrary plugins due to missing authorization and CSRF checks, leading to potential code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 22 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pf3w-64p8-hrfr

## What is CVE-2022-3881?

CVE-2022-3881 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown WP Tools Increase Maximum Limits, Repair, Server PHP Info, Javascript errors, File Permissions, Transients, Error Log, published on 12 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The WP Tools Increase Maximum Limits, Repair, Server PHP Info, Javascript errors, File Permissions, Transients, Error Log WordPress plugin before 3.43 does not have proper authorisation and CSRF in an AJAX action, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to call it and install and activate arbitrary plugins from wordpress.org

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization), CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3881?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wptools Project Wptools.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3881?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3881 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-3881 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3881 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3881 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3881 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown WP Tools Increase Maximum Limits, Repair, Server PHP Info, Javascript errors, File Permissions, Transients, Error Log, published on 12 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-3881 exists.

Affected product: Unknown WP Tools Increase Maximum Limits, Repair, Server PHP Info, Javascript errors, File Permissions, Transients, Error Log. 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-2022-3881/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3881/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3881
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3881
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3881

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3881/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.