What is CVE-2022-46857?

CVE-2022-46857 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sitealert, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-07-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-46857?

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

Is CVE-2022-46857 known to be exploited?

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

CSRF in Sitealert

CVE-2022-46857

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in SiteAlert plugin <= 1.9.7 versions.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2023-07-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (16.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 16.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Sitealert

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/my-wp-health-check/wordpress-sitealert-up… (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-46857?: CVE-2022-46857 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sitealert, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-07-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-46857?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-46857 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.