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1 vulnerability by SearchWP, LLC

CVE-2022-40223 (GCVE-0-2022-40223)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-08 18:20 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:07
VLAI?
Title
WordPress SearchWP premium plugin <= 4.2.5 - Broken Authentication vulnerability
Summary
Nonce token leakage and missing authorization in SearchWP premium plugin <= 4.2.5 on WordPress leading to plugin settings change.
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SearchWP, LLC SearchWP Affected: <= 4.2.5 , ≤ 4.2.5 (custom)
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Date Public ?
2022-10-24 00:00
Credits
Vulnerability discovered by Dave Jong (Patchstack)
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