What is CVE-2022-46840?

CVE-2022-46840 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomsky Js Help Desk, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-12-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-46840?

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

Is CVE-2022-46840 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Joomsky Js Help Desk

CVE-2022-46840

Missing Authorization vulnerability in JS Help Desk JS Help Desk – Best Help Desk & Support Plugin allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects JS Help Desk – Best Help Desk & Support Plugin: from n/a through 2.7.1.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2024-12-13 · 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:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/js-support-ticket/vulnerability/wordpr… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-46840?: CVE-2022-46840 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Joomsky Js Help Desk, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-46840?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-46840 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.