CVE-2022-3343 WPQA < 5.9.3 - Missing validation lead to functionality abuse

2023-01-0922:13:27

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cve-2022-3343

wpqa builder

missing validation

follow actions

4.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

23.5%

JSON

The WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 5.9.3 (which is a companion plugin used with Discy and Himer Discy WordPress themes) incorrectly tries to validate that a user already follows another in the wpqa_following_you_ajax action, allowing a user to inflate their score on the site by having another user send repeated follow actions to them.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "Unknown",
    "product": "WPQA Builder",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "custom",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "5.9.3"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Unknown",
    "product": "Discy",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "custom",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "5.5.3"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  },
  {
    "vendor": "Unknown",
    "product": "Himer",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "versionType": "custom",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "1.9.3"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]