What is CVE-2022-45842?

CVE-2022-45842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Technowich Wp_ulike, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-11-30.

How severe is CVE-2022-45842?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-45842 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Technowich Wp_ulike

CVE-2022-45842

Unauth. Race Condition vulnerability in WP ULike Plugin <= 4.6.4 on WordPress allows attackers to increase/decrease rating scores.

Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)

EPSS: 0.003 (24.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Technowich Wp_ulike
Technowich Wp Ulike (Wordpress Plugin) — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-367 — Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

audit@patchstack.com (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45842?: CVE-2022-45842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Technowich Wp_ulike, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-11-30.
How severe is CVE-2022-45842?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-45842 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.