VDB-206888 · CVE-2022-2198 · GCVE-0-2022-2198

WPQA Builder Plugin up to 5.6 on WordPress Private Message authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in WPQA Builder Plugin up to 5.6 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Private Message Handler. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-2198. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WPQA Builder Plugin up to 5.6 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Private Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 5.7 which is a companion plugin to the Hilmer and Discy , does not check authorization before displaying private messages, allowing any logged in user to read other users private message using the message id, which can easily be brute forced.

The weakness was presented 08/22/2022. The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-2198 since 06/24/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 5.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

WPQA Builder Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.0

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-639 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: WPQA Builder Plugin 5.7

Timelineinfo

06/24/2022 🔍
08/22/2022 +59 days 🔍
08/22/2022 +0 days 🔍
08/22/2022 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2198 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2198
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-206888

Entryinfo

Created: 08/22/2022 20:33
Changes: 08/22/2022 20:33 (41)
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