What is CVE-2022-45069?

CVE-2022-45069 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Automattic Crowdsignal Dashboard, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2022-11-17.

How severe is CVE-2022-45069?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-45069 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Automattic Crowdsignal Dashboard

CVE-2022-45069

Auth. (contributor+) Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Crowdsignal Dashboard plugin <= 3.0.9 on WordPress.

Published 2022-11-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.5% 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: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Automattic Crowdsignal Dashboard
Automattic, Inc. Crowdsignal Dashboard – Polls, Surveys & More (WordPress Plugin) — versions <= 3.0.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/polldaddy/wordpress-crowdsignal-dashboard… (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45069?: CVE-2022-45069 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Automattic Crowdsignal Dashboard, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2022-11-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-45069?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-45069 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.