CVE-2022-4305 (GCVE-0-2022-4305)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-23 14:31 – Updated: 2025-04-03 19:19
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Summary
The Login as User or Customer WordPress plugin before 3.3 lacks authorization checks to ensure that users are allowed to log in as another one, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to obtain a valid admin session.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/286d972d-7bda-45… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown Login as User or Customer Affected: 0 , < 3.3 (custom)
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Credits
David WPScan
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