What is CVE-2022-3961?

CVE-2022-3961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpwax Directorist, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-3961?

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

Is CVE-2022-3961 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Wpwax Directorist

CVE-2022-3961

The Directorist WordPress plugin before 7.4.4 does not prevent users with low privileges (like subscribers) from accessing sensitive system information.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2022-12-19 · 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:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Wpwax Directorist
Directorist — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/6aad6454-de1b-4304-9c14-05e28d08b253 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3961?: CVE-2022-3961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wpwax Directorist, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-3961?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3961 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.