CVE-2022-43504
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CVE-2022-43504 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. Improper authentication vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 6.0.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain the email address of the user who posted a blog using the WordPress Post by Email Feature. The developer also provides new patched releases for all versions since 3.7.. EPSS estimates a 1.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Improper authentication vulnerability in WordPress versions prior to 6.0.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain the email address of the user who posted a blog using the WordPress Post by Email Feature. The developer also provides new patched releases for all versions since 3.7.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wordpress | Wordpress | < 3.7.40 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 3.8, < 3.8.40 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 3.9, < 3.9.39 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 4.0, < 4.0.37 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 4.1, < 4.1.37 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 4.2, < 4.2.34 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 4.3, < 4.3.30 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 4.4, < 4.4.29 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 4.5, < 4.5.28 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 4.6, < 4.6.25 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 4.7, < 4.7.25 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 4.8, < 4.8.21 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 4.9, < 4.9.22 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 5.0, < 5.0.18 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 5.1, < 5.1.15 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 5.2, < 5.2.17 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 5.3, < 5.3.14 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 5.4, < 5.4.12 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 5.5, < 5.5.11 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 5.6, < 5.6.10 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 5.7, < 5.7.8 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 5.8, < 5.8.6 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 5.9, < 5.9.5 |
| Wordpress | Wordpress | >= 6.0, < 6.0.3 |
References
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN09409909/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/download/Product, Vendor Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2022/10/wordpress-6-0-3-security-release/Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN09409909/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/download/Product, Vendor Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/news/2022/10/wordpress-6-0-3-security-release/Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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