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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2022-3477 json

tagDiv Composer < 3.5 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover

published 2022-11-14 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-42849

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.0%
EPSS 4.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

The tagDiv Composer WordPress plugin before 3.5, required by the Newspaper WordPress theme before 12.1 and Newsmag WordPress theme before 5.2.2, does not properly implement the Facebook login feature, allowing unauthenticated attackers to login as any user by just knowing their email address

Patch / fix

  • newsmag_project newsmag 5.2.2
  • newspaper_project newspaper 12.1
  • tagdiv_composer_project tagdiv_composer 3.5

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

3.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Nuclei template WordPress tagDiv Composer < 3.5 - Authentication Bypass nuclei detection template
  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/993a95d2-6fce-48de-ae17-06ce2db829ef referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • tagDiv tagDiv Composer
  • tagDiv Newspaper
  • tagDiv Newsmag

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.