What is CVE-2022-43492?

CVE-2022-43492 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gvectors Wpdiscuz, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-11-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-43492?

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

Is CVE-2022-43492 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Gvectors Wpdiscuz

CVE-2022-43492

Auth. (subscriber+) Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) vulnerability in Comments – wpDiscuz plugin 7.4.2 on WordPress.

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

EPSS: 0.006 (44.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Gvectors Wpdiscuz — versions 7.4.2
Gvectors Team Comments – Wpdiscuz (Wordpress Plugin) — versions 7.4.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

audit@patchstack.com (Product, Third Party Advisory)
audit@patchstack.com (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43492?: CVE-2022-43492 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gvectors Wpdiscuz, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-11-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-43492?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-43492 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.