What is CVE-2022-3930?

CVE-2022-3930 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpwax Directorist, classified under CWE-639 AUTHORIZATION BYPASS THROUGH USER-CONTROLLED KEY. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-3930?

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

Is CVE-2022-3930 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Wpwax Directorist

CVE-2022-3930

The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.4.2.2 suffers from an IDOR vulnerability which an attacker can exploit to change the password of arbitrary users instead of his own.

Published 2022-12-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Wpwax Directorist
Directorist — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/8728d02a-51db-4447-a843-0264b6ceb413 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3930?: CVE-2022-3930 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpwax Directorist, classified under CWE-639 AUTHORIZATION BYPASS THROUGH USER-CONTROLLED KEY. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-3930?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3930 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.