What is CVE-2022-1251?

CVE-2022-1251 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Inkthemes Ask Me, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-08-22.

How severe is CVE-2022-1251?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-1251 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Inkthemes Ask Me

CVE-2022-1251

The Ask me WordPress theme before 6.8.4 does not perform nonce checks when processing POST requests to the Edit Profile page, allowing an attacker to trick a user to change their profile information by sending a crafted request.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.004 (28.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Inkthemes Ask_me
Unknown Ask Me — versions 6.8.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-1251?: CVE-2022-1251 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Inkthemes Ask Me, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-1251?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-1251 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.