What is CVE-2022-0541?

CVE-2022-0541 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Flothemes Flo-Launch, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-04-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-0541?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-0541 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Flothemes Flo-Launch

CVE-2022-0541

The flo-launch WordPress plugin before 2.4.1 injects code into wp-config.php when creating a cloned site, allowing any attacker to initiate a new site install by setting the flo_custom_table_prefix cookie to an arbitrary value.

Published 2022-04-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Flothemes Flo-Launch
Flo-Launch — versions 2.4.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/822cac2c-decd-4aa4-9e8e-1ba2d0c080ce (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0541?: CVE-2022-0541 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Flothemes Flo-Launch, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-04-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-0541?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-0541 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.