What is CVE-2022-4239?

CVE-2022-4239 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Amentotech Workreap, classified under CWE-639 AUTHORIZATION BYPASS THROUGH USER-CONTROLLED KEY. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-26.

How severe is CVE-2022-4239?

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

Is CVE-2022-4239 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Amentotech Workreap

CVE-2022-4239

The Workreap WordPress theme before 2.6.4 does not verify that an addon service belongs to the user issuing the request, or indeed that it is an addon service, when processing the workreap_addons_service_remove action, allowing any user to delete any post by knowing or guessing the id.

Published 2022-12-26 · 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 (46.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.2% 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

Amentotech Workreap
Workreap — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/1c163987-fb53-43f7-bbff-1c2d8c0d694c (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4239?: CVE-2022-4239 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Amentotech Workreap, classified under CWE-639 AUTHORIZATION BYPASS THROUGH USER-CONTROLLED KEY. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-4239?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-4239 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.