Vulnerability in Pickplugins User Verification
CVE-2022-4693
The User Verification WordPress plugin before 1.0.94 was affected by an Auth Bypass security vulnerability. To bypass authentication, we only need to know the user’s username. Depending on whose username we know, which can be easily queried because it is usually public data, we may even be given an administrative role on the website.
EPSS: 0.016 (73.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Pickplugins User_verification
- Unknown User Verification — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
- contact@wpscan.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4693?
- CVE-2022-4693 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pickplugins User Verification, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-01-23.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4693?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-4693 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.