CVE-2022-4305 in the critical feed json
Login as User or Customer < 3.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Admin
published 2023-01-23 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-51660
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 38.6%
- EPSS 38.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
The Login as User or Customer WordPress plugin before 3.3 lacks authorization checks to ensure that users are allowed to log in as another one, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to obtain a valid admin session.
Patch / fix
- Unknown Login as User or Customer 3.3
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 19 mo ago
Exploit prediction
38.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template Login as User or Customer < 3.3 - Privilege Escalation nuclei detection template
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/286d972d-7bda-455c-a226-fd9ce5f925bd 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
- Unknown Login as User or Customer
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/286d972d-7bda-455c-a226-fd9ce5f925bd
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-4305
- NVD CVE-2022-4305
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