Description
The WPQA Builder WordPress plugin before 5.5 which is a companion to the Discy and Himer , lacks authentication in a REST API endpoint, allowing unauthenticated users to discover private questions sent between users on the site.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | WPQA Builder | < 5.5 | 5.5 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 1 repository
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V35HR4J/CVE-2022-1598 ★ 1 · May 30, 2022
WPQA < 5.5 - Unauthenticated Private Message Disclosure
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- WordPress WPQA <5.5 - Improper Access Control http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1598.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0416ae2f-5670-4080-a88d-3484bb19d8c8 exploit vdb-entry technical-description