What is CVE-2022-3994?

CVE-2022-3994 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Authenticator Project, classified under CWE-400 UNCONTROLLED RESOURCE CONSUMPTION. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-01-02.

How severe is CVE-2022-3994?

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

Is CVE-2022-3994 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Authenticator Project

CVE-2022-3994

The Authenticator WordPress plugin before 1.3.1 does not prevent subscribers from updating a site's feed access token, which may deny other users access to the functionality in certain configurations.

Published 2023-01-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-04.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Authenticator Project
Authenticator — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/802a2139-ab48-4281-888f-225e6e3134aa (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3994?: CVE-2022-3994 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Authenticator Project, classified under CWE-400 UNCONTROLLED RESOURCE CONSUMPTION. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2022-3994?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-3994 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.