What is CVE-2022-40975?

CVE-2022-40975 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Aazztech Post Slider, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-04-26.

How severe is CVE-2022-40975?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-40975 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Aazztech Post Slider

CVE-2022-40975

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Aazztech Post Slider.This issue affects Post Slider: from n/a through 1.6.7.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2024-04-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Aazztech Post Slider

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/adl-post-slider/wordpress-post-slider-plu… (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40975?: CVE-2022-40975 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Aazztech Post Slider, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-04-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-40975?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-40975 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.