What is CVE-2022-3538?

CVE-2022-3538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webmaster Tools Verification Project, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-11-14.

How severe is CVE-2022-3538?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-3538 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Webmaster Tools Verification Project

CVE-2022-3538

The Webmaster Tools Verification WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when disabling plugins, allowing unauthenticated users to disable arbitrary plugins

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2022-11-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Webmaster Tools Verification Project
Webmaster Tools Verification — versions 1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/337ee7ed-9ade-4567-b976-88386cbcf036 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3538?: CVE-2022-3538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Webmaster Tools Verification Project, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2022-3538?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3538 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.