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GHSA-3P4M-VV4F-VW54

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-07 06:30 – Updated: 2025-04-23 21:30

Details

External initialization of trusted variables or data stores vulnerability exists in WordPress Popular Posts 6.0.5 and earlier, therefore the vulnerable product accepts untrusted external inputs to update certain internal variables. As a result, the number of views for an article may be manipulated through a crafted input.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-3p4m-vv4f-vw54",
  "modified": "2025-04-23T21:30:31Z",
  "published": "2022-12-07T06:30:26Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43468"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    },
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    },
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}

CVE-2022-43468 (GCVE-0-2022-43468)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-07 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-23 18:15

Summary

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CWE

External Initialization of Trusted Variables or Data Stores

Assigner

jpcert

References

URL

Tags

	https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/
	https://github.com/cabrerahector/wordpress-popula…
	https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN13927745/index.html

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Hector Cabrera	WordPress Popular Posts	Affected: 6.0.5 and earlier

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Author	Source	Type	Date

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-3P4M-VV4F-VW54

CVE-2022-43468 (GCVE-0-2022-43468)

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