Auth bypass in Wpexperts Mycred

CVE-2022-0287

The myCred WordPress plugin before 2.4.4.1 does not have any authorisation in place in its mycred-tools-select-user AJAX action, allowing any authenticated user, such as subscriber to call and retrieve all email addresses from the blog

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.008 (51.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0287?
CVE-2022-0287 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpexperts Mycred, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-04-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-0287?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-0287 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.